Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment used in continuing operations consist of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
Land	$	10,481		$	9,108
Buildings	12,386			10,705
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and leasehold improvements	154,155			125,173
	177,022			144,986
Less: accumulated depreciation	(83,718		)	(71,535		)
	$	93,304		$	73,451

Depreciation expense from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, was $12,387,000, $10,761,000, and $10,229,000, respectively.

- 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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