Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	2012		2011
Computer equipment and software	$	73,309	$	77,585
Machinery and other equipment		49,236		45,131
Leasehold improvements		20,266		17,176
Buildings		12,046		5,319
Furniture and fixtures		8,355		8,149
Transportation equipment		2,907		3,561
Land		1,561		907

		167,680		157,828
Less: Accumulated depreciation		107,771		97,819

Total	$	59,909	$	60,009

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment in the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $29.4 million, $29.4 million and $24.9 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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