Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment—net consisted of the following (in thousands):


At Fiscal Year End	2011		2010
Land	$	14,357	$	19,402
Buildings		64,225		86,366
Furniture and fixtures		92,713		87,663
Computer equipment and software		137,167		111,699
Leasehold improvements		179,386		110,179
Construction in progress		11,447		7,427

		499,295		422,736
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		217,245		205,312

Property, plant and equipment—net	$	282,050	$	217,424

- 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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