Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at fiscal year-end 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):



	At Year-End
	2012			2011
Furniture and equipment	$	68,238		$	65,430
Computer software and hardware	75,502			90,492
Leasehold improvements	70,462			68,359
Land and building	600			7,439
Property and equipment, at cost	214,802			231,720
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(155,270		)	(170,974		)
Property and equipment, net	$	59,532		$	60,746

Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment was $15.3 million, $14.3 million and $14.9 million in 2012, 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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