Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30 was comprised of the following (in thousands):

	2013

Land	$	1,400		$	1,400
Building and improvements		16,211			15,843
Furniture and equipment		73,363			69,504
Leasehold improvements		88,298			84,702
		179,272			171,449
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(125,825	)		(120,371	)
	$	53,447		$	51,078

Aggregate depreciation and amortization expense of property, plant and equipment in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $12,275,000, $12,303,000 and $12,634,000, respectively. During fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded pretax charges of $754,000, $1,875,000 and $759,000, respectively, related to the impairment of leasehold improvements and furniture and equipment at certain of its retail locations.

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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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