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Property (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Property [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] |
7. | Property
Details (in thousands) of our property on our consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Software |  | $ | 5,542 |  |  | $ | 5,194 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 6,252 |  |  | 6,191 |
Data processing and telephone equipment |  | 11,196 |  |  | 11,008 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 10,651 |  |  | 10,638 |
Total cost |  | 33,641 |  |  | 33,031 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  | (30,412 | ) |  | (29,202 | )
Property, net |  | $ | 3,229 |  |  | $ | 3,829 |
Depreciation expense totaled $1.0 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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