Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Major classes of property and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2011			2010
Furniture and equipment	$	88,623		$	39,271
Leasehold improvements	23,345			21,948
	111,968			61,219
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(64,533		)	(34,133		)
Total property and equipment, net	$	47,435		$	27,086

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $33.7 million, $5.0 million and $4.9 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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