2.4.0.81050 - Disclosure - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENTtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2012http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001004724duration2012-01-01T00:00:002012-12-31T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT2false 2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"> NOTE 5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT         Property and Equipment consist of the following: <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 95.47%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 15%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;">   <div align="center"> <table style="text-align:left;TEXT-ALIGN: left;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="81" align="center"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="64"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="64"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 68pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt;">(Amounts in 000's) </div></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">Estimated Useful Lives (Years)</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">December 31, 2012</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">December 31, 2011</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Buildings and improvements</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">5 - 40</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">137,842</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">93,371</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Equipment</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">2 - 10</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">10,448</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">7,108</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Land</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">—</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">8,469</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">7,636</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Computer related</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">2 - 10</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">2,670</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">2,414</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Construction in process</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center">—</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">510</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">77</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;">  </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">159,939</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">110,606</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization expense</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">8,875</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">8,157</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> Property and equipment, net</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="center"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">151,064</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="right">102,449</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> </div>         For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, total depreciation and amortization expense was $6.8 million and 2.6 million, respectively. Total depreciation expense and amortization expense excludes $1.1 million and $0.6 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively, that is recognized in net income (loss) from discontinued operations.</div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe 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.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. 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