PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):

	2012			2011

Building and improvements	$	14,247		$	17,520
Furniture and equipment	49,870			47,815
Software	53,885			51,783
Systems development and construction in progress	1,437			2,261
	119,439			119,379
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(95,441		)	(96,816		)
	$	23,998		$	22,563

- 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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