Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, stated at lower of cost or estimated fair value, consists of the following as of December 31:


(in thousands)	2011			2010
Land (a)	$	5,579		$	8,674
Buildings		16,103			16,083
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		6,204			6,528
Leasehold improvements		1,943			1,890
Website development costs and other software		9,232			8,653
Studios, computer and telephone equipment		8,689			8,253
Vehicles (a)		—			1,458
Warehouse and distribution equipment		1,765			1,760

		49,515			53,299
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(25,851	)		(25,438	)

	$	23,664		$	27,861

(a)	The decreases in land and vehicles from 2010 to 2011 were due to the deconsolidation of Real Goods Solar on December 31, 2011. See Note 1. Organization, Nature of Operations, and Principles of Consolidation.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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