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Fixed Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

NOTE 6 Fixed Assets

Fixed assets at December 31 consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	2011			2010
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	$	131,436		$	125,963
Leasehold improvements		17,045			16,151
Land, buildings and improvements		438			438

Total cost		148,919			142,552
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(87,559	)		(82,839	)

Total	$	61,360		$	59,713

Depreciation and amortization expense for fixed assets amounted to $12,392,000 in 2011, $12,639,000 in 2010, and $13,240,000 in 2009.

- 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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