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PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [ABSTRACT] |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | (5) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Land and buildings | $ | 38,833 |  | $ | 38,833
Computer equipment and software |  | 334,127 |  |  | 297,567
Telephone equipment |  | 38,925 |  |  | 39,238
Furniture and fixtures |  | 57,411 |  |  | 50,638
Leasehold improvements |  | 158,844 |  |  | 148,890
Motor vehicles |  | 175 |  |  | 188
Construction-in-progress and other |  | 36 |  |  | 145
| Property, plant and equipment, gross |  | 628,351 |  |  | 575,499
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (478,139) |  |  | (448,780)
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 150,212 |  | $ | 126,719
Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $46.9 million, $38.7 million and $37.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 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 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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