Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

As of the dates specified below, our property and equipment consisted of the following:



	September 30,
	2012			2011
Land and building	$	6,108		$	5,972
Computer hardware	28,534			23,565
Computer software	76,215			59,039
Furniture and equipment	1,826			1,592
Leasehold improvements	6,447			5,935
Property and equipment, gross	119,130			96,103
Less: accumulated depreciation	(61,739		)	(50,128		)
Property and equipment, net	$	57,391		$	45,975

Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $23.2 million, $19.5 million, and $16.8 million for 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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