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Property And Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Property And Equipment [Abstract] |
Property And Equipment | Note 6. Property and Equipment Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consist of the following assets, which are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives shown below:
|  | December 31, |  | Estimated
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  | Useful Lives
Program, service and test equipment | $ | 92,080 |  | $ | 115,325 |  | 2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment |  | 15,530 |  |  | 15,503 |  | 13 years
Furniture and fixtures |  | 14,286 |  |  | 15,922 |  | 5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment |  | 34,441 |  |  | 37,495 |  | 5 to 7 years
Leasehold improvements |  | 40,222 |  |  | 41,617 |  | Term of lease
|  | 196,559 |  |  | 225,862 |  |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (132,745 | ) |  | (156,885 | ) |
| $ | 63,814 |  | $ | 68,977 |  |
During 2011, the Company retired $44,187 of fully depreciated assets that are no longer in use. Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment (including capital leases) amounted to $20,739, $19,805 and $22,828, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Satellite equipment | $ | 15,530 |  | $ | 15,503 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | (6,221 | ) |  | (5,097 | )
| $ | 9,309 |  | $ | 10,406 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 + Details
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