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Note 3 - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

	September 30,
	2013			2012
Land	$	14,511		$	14,435
Buildings and improvements		74,178			70,214
Machinery and equipment		270,641			256,977
Furniture, fixtures & computer equipment		8,333			7,753
Spare parts		1,098			1,160
Construction-in-progress		3,227			10,366
	$	371,988		$	360,905
Less: accumulated depreciation		(162,367	)		(145,255	)
	$	209,621		$	215,650

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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