PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

		September 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2011		2010
Land	$	907	$	628
Buildings		5,319		4,922
Transportation equipment		3,561		2,113
Machinery and other equipment		53,280		53,996
Leasehold improvements		17,176		16,367
Computer equipment and software		77,585		78,946

		157,828		156,972
Less: Accumulated depreciation		97,819		98,884

Total	$	60,009	$	58,088

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment in the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $29.4 million, $24.9 million and $21.9 million, 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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