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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Items Included in Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition [Abstract] |
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions | Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions Receivables Receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Trade receivables |  | $ | 46,650 |  |  | $ | 37,822 |
Fees earned, not billed |  | 116,019 |  |  | 92,916 |
Other receivables |  | 9,870 |  |  | 12,295 |
|  | 172,539 |  |  | 143,033 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (805 | ) |  | (924 | )
Receivables, net |  | $ | 171,734 |  |  | $ | 142,109 |
Fees earned, not billed represents receivables earned but unbilled and results from timing differences between services provided and contractual billing schedules. These billing schedules generally provide for fees to be billed on a quarterly basis. In addition, certain fees earned from investment operations services are determined from security valuations which delay billings to clients. Receivables from regulated investment companies on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets primarily represent fees receivable for distribution, investment advisory, and administration services to various regulated investment companies sponsored by SEI (See Note 14). Property and Equipment Property and Equipment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Buildings |  | $ | 137,751 |  |  | $ | 136,949 |
Equipment |  | 66,167 |  |  | 64,256 |
Land |  | 9,929 |  |  | 9,929 |
Purchased software |  | 91,468 |  |  | 77,971 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 18,535 |  |  | 17,999 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 5,037 |  |  | 4,558 |
Construction in progress |  | 112 |  |  | 339 |
|  | 328,999 |  |  | 312,001 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | (201,418 | ) |  | (182,453 | )
Property and Equipment, net |  | $ | 127,581 |  |  | $ | 129,548 |
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $22,586, $21,471, and $21,902, respectively. Other Assets Other assets consist of long-term prepaid expenses, deposits, other investments at cost and various other assets. Amortization expense for certain other assets for 2012, 2011, and 2010 was $611, $1,135 and $995, respectively. The Company recognized gains of $3,072 in 2010 due to the sale of its entire ownership interest in a small, private company that was involved in a merger. The Company’s investment in the firm had been accounted for under the cost basis. The gain is reflected in Net gain on investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Accrued Liabilities Accrued Liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Accrued employee compensation |  | $ | 63,996 |  |  | $ | 48,112 |
Accrued employee benefits and other personnel |  | 7,299 |  |  | 5,408 |
Accrued consulting, outsourcing and professional fees |  | 16,676 |  |  | 17,477 |
Accrued brokerage fees |  | 5,733 |  |  | 8,665 |
Accrued sub-advisory, distribution and other asset management fees |  | 17,548 |  |  | 17,091 |
Accrued dividend payable |  | — |  |  | 26,518 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 27,053 |  |  | 23,773 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 138,305 |  |  | $ | 147,044 |

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