Property, Plant And Equipment

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	As of
	December 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Land and improvements	$	11,572		$	11,024
Buildings and improvements	55,599			53,397
Furniture and fixtures	26,930			26,325
Machinery and equipment	576,348			568,563
Construction in progress	6,465			13,929
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	676,914			673,238
Accumulated depreciation	(436,513		)	(421,873		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	240,401		$	251,365

- 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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