Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	December 30, 2011			September 30, 2011
Land	$	23,432		$	23,542
Buildings	133,581			136,161
Equipment	463,971			446,628
Leasehold improvements	147,567			144,903
Construction in progress	16,431			10,046
	784,982			761,280
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(493,553		)	(476,647		)
	$	291,429		$	284,633

- 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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