Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

12. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:


	December 31,
	2012			2011
Leasehold improvements	$	62,906		$	56,504
Construction in progress		2,883			3,472
Furniture and equipment		34,781			33,661
Computer equipment and software		92,563			85,962

		193,133			179,599
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(124,941	)		(105,151	)

Property and equipment, net	$	68,192		$	74,448

Depreciation expense totaled $30.2 million, $26.0 million and $29.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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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