Property and Equipment:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

5. Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2012			2011
Building	$	22,957		$	22,243
Land		6,683			6,683
Equipment and other		104,149			96,795

		133,789			125,721
Accumulated depreciation		(74,051	)		(65,191)

	$	59,738		$	60,530

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, property and equipment includes medical and other equipment held under capital leases of approximately $1.4 million and $1.6 million, and related accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Company recorded depreciation expense of approximately $15.8 million, $15.0 million and $13.5 million for 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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