Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The components of property and equipment are as follows:



	Years ended December 31,
	2012		2011
Land	$	169,985	$	167,037
Buildings and leasehold improvements	446,381		400,487
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and purchased software	253,668		233,447
Construction in progress	11,765		34,316
Property and equipment, at cost	881,799		835,287
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	325,595		296,481
Property and equipment, net	556,204		538,806

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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