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CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS [ABSTRACT] |
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | (7) CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS Contract acquisition costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Contract acquisition costs, gross |  | $ | 4,278 |  | $ | 22,639
Less: Accumulated amortization |  |  | (2,418) |  |  | (19,773)
| Contract acquisition costs, net |  | $ | 1,860 |  | $ | 2,866
Amortization of contract acquisition costs recorded as a reduction to Revenue was $1.0 million, $1.7 million and $5.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Expected future amortization of contract acquisition costs as of December 31, 2012 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
2013 |  | $ | 1,018
2014 |  |  | 634
2015 |  |  | 208
| Total |  | $ | 1,860

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