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CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS [ABSTRACT] |
CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS | (7) CONTRACT ACQUISITION COSTS Contract acquisition costs, net consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Contract acquisition costs, gross | $ | 5,278 |  | $ | 4,278
Less: Accumulated amortization |  | (3,636) |  |  | (2,418)
| Contract acquisition costs, net | $ | 1,642 |  | $ | 1,860
Amortization of contract acquisition costs recorded as a reduction to Revenue was $1.2 million, $1.0 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Expected future amortization of contract acquisition costs as of December 31, 2013 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
2014 |  | $ | 767
2015 |  |  | 431
2016 |  |  | 222
2017 |  |  | 222
| Total |  | $ | 1,642

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