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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, were comprised of the following:

			September 30,

	Estimated Useful Life in Years		September 30,
	Estimated Useful Life in Years		2012			2011
Land		—	$	8,354		$	7,854
Buildings		30		66,329			63,484
Leasehold improvements		1 - 7		2,739			2,512
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		3 - 10		53,868			47,943

				131,290			121,793
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization				(55,836	)		(49,699	)

			$	75,454		$	72,094

At September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had no equipment under capital leases. Substantially all property, plant and equipment of the Company collateralized its debt obligations (Note 9).

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment totaled $6,770, $6,398 and $6,075 for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- 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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