Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:



	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Computer equipment	$	9,902		$	8,140
Buildings	3,362			2,992
Land	67			80
Leasehold improvements	1,745			1,565
Furniture, fixtures and other	3,853			2,996
	18,929			15,773
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(10,095		)	(7,967		)
	$	8,834		$	7,806

Depreciation expense was $2.7 million, $2.4 million and $1.6 million, in 2011, 2010 and 2009, 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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