Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:



	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Radio and communications equipment	$	17,575		$	9,565
Office computers, equipment and software	13,842			6,186
Leasehold improvements, building and land	13,580			2,849
Capitalized lease assets	—			404
Property and equipment	44,997			19,004
Accumulated depreciation	(16,519		)	(11,711		)
Property and equipment, net	$	28,478		$	7,293

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we recorded depreciation expense associated with property and equipment of $5,214 and $5,105, respectively. This includes depreciation on capitalized lease assets of $19 and $80 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- 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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