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Note 9 - Fixed Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

9.    Fixed Assets

 

The following is a summary of fixed assets:

 

  

Useful Life (in years)

 

Cost

  

Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

  

Net

 

December 31, 2020

              

Furniture and office equipment

 3 - 10 $273.6  $(215.8) $57.8 

Leasehold improvements

 

Lease term

  118.3   (44.7)  73.6 

Purchased software

 3  77.7   (68.6)  9.1 

Software development costs

 3 - 7  924.6   (465.3)  459.3 

Leased equipment

 3 - 4  68.3   (41.2)  27.1 
Motor vehicles and field equipment 2 - 10  6.8   (1.4)  5.4 

Total fixed assets

   $1,469.3  $(837.0) $632.3 

December 31, 2019

              

Furniture and office equipment

 3 - 10 $268.9  $(210.1) $58.8 

Leasehold improvements

 

Lease term

  103.9   (41.7)  62.2 

Purchased software

 3  89.8   (77.7)  12.1 

Software development costs

 3 - 7  773.7   (373.7)  400.0 

Leased equipment

 3 - 4  38.5   (28.6)  9.9 

Aircraft equipment

 2 - 10  5.2   (0.1)  5.1 

Total fixed assets

   $1,280.0  $(731.9) $548.1 

 

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $192.2 million, $185.7 million and $165.3 million, of which $120.6 million, $100.2 million and $85.4 million related to amortization of internal-use software development costs, respectively. Amortization expense related to development of software for sale in accordance with ASC 985-20 was $11.3 million, $12.8 million and $9.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We had unamortized software development costs that had been capitalized in accordance with ASC 350-40 of $405.8 million and $353.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We had unamortized software development costs that had been capitalized in accordance with ASC 985-20 of $53.5 million and $46.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Leased assets include amounts held under finance leases for automobiles, computer software, and computer equipment.

 

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)