Property, Equipment And Leasehold Improvements, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Equipment And Leasehold Improvements, Net [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

11. Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net:

A summary of property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net at December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):


	Depreciable
	Lives
	(in years)		2011			2010

Land, buildings and leasehold improvements		3-45	$	604,786		$	384,941
Beef processing machinery and equipment		2-15		201,934			–
Oil and gas drilling services machinery and equipment		7-15		201,550			190,951
Other machinery and equipment		2-25		202,832			190,476
Corporate aircraft		5-10		111,279			99,437
Furniture and fixtures		2-10		23,347			21,406
Construction in progress		N/A		56,465			2,092
Other		3-7		20,869			9,854
				1,423,062			899,157
Accumulated depreciation and amortization				(369,373	)		(311,786	)
			$	1,053,689		$	587,371

- 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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