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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions | Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions Receivables Receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Trade receivables |  | $ | 99,106 |  |  | $ | 86,043 |
Fees earned, not billed |  | 262,167 |  |  | 240,239 |
Other receivables |  | 25,046 |  |  | 15,277 |
|  | 386,319 |  |  | 341,559 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (1,100) |  |  | (1,201) |
Receivables, net |  | $ | 385,219 |  |  | $ | 340,358 |
Fees earned, not billed represents receivables from contracts from customers 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 calculated based on assets under administration that have an extended valuation process. Billings to these clients occur once the asset valuation processes are completed. Property and Equipment Property and Equipment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Buildings |  | $ | 206,151 |  |  | $ | 162,882 |
Equipment |  | 141,820 |  |  | 123,945 |
Land |  | 24,179 |  |  | 10,830 |
Purchased software |  | 147,838 |  |  | 143,705 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 21,439 |  |  | 18,835 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 21,604 |  |  | 20,700 |
Construction in progress |  | 4,660 |  |  | 33,415 |
|  | 567,691 |  |  | 514,312 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  | (378,639) |  |  | (353,453) |
Property and Equipment, net |  | $ | 189,052 |  |  | $ | 160,859 |
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $30,959, $29,436 and $28,792, respectively. Deferred Contract Costs The Company's incremental contract acquisition costs are related to information processing contracts in the Private Banks segment and investment operations contracts in the Investment Managers segment. These deferred costs primarily consist of sales compensation payments to the Company's sales personnel. The Company defers and amortizes incremental contract acquisition costs using the straight-line method over the expected client life, which ranges from 6 to 15 years. Deferred contract costs were $33,781 and $30,991 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company deferred expenses related to contract costs of $10,284, $11,495 and $8,122 during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amortization expense related to deferred contract costs were $7,494, $4,511 and $2,756 during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included in Compensation, benefits and other personnel on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were no material impairment losses in relation to deferred contract costs during 2020, 2019 or 2018. 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 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $230, $230 and $231, respectively. Accrued Liabilities Accrued Liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Accrued employee compensation |  | $ | 95,656 |  |  | $ | 96,991 |
Accrued employee benefits and other personnel |  | 18,770 |  |  | 9,222 |
Accrued consulting, outsourcing and professional fees |  | 31,907 |  |  | 28,610 |
Accrued sub-advisory, distribution and other asset management fees |  | 49,924 |  |  | 46,245 |
Accrued dividend payable |  | 53,127 |  |  | 52,452 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 50,461 |  |  | 39,281 |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 299,845 |  |  | $ | 272,801 |

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