Property And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

(5) Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of:


	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Land and improvements	$	3,111		$	3,111
Building and improvements		25,185			24,128
Medical rental equipment		1,042,806			943,879
Equipment, furniture and other		200,532			197,118

		1,271,634			1,168,236
Less accumulated depreciation		(920,909	)		(829,458	)

Property and equipment, net	$	350,725		$	338,778

Depreciation of medical rental equipment was approximately $112.2 million in 2011, $103.8 million in 2010 and $105.8 million in 2009. Accumulated depreciation of medical rental equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $782.4 million and $701.4 million, 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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