Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 28, 2012 and September 28, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	December 28, 2012			September 28, 2012
Land	$	23,550		$	23,786
Buildings	136,066			136,193
Equipment	504,886			502,568
Leasehold improvements	163,365			163,916
Construction in progress	46,015			29,595
	873,882			856,058
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(532,926		)	(524,927		)
	$	340,956		$	331,131

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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