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CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS [ABSTRACT] |
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | (7) CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS Contract acquisition costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Contract acquisition costs, gross |  | $ | 22,639 |  | $ | 30,710
Less: Accumulated amortization |  |  | (19,773) |  |  | (27,928)
| Contract acquisition costs, net |  | $ | 2,866 |  | $ | 2,782
Amortization of contract acquisition costs recorded as a reduction to Revenue was $1.7 million, $5.3 million and $3.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Expected future amortization of contract acquisition costs as of December 31, 2011 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
2012 |  | $ | 1,012
2013 |  |  | 1,012
2014 |  |  | 633
2015 |  |  | 209
| Total |  | $ | 2,866

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