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Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

D.	Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except per share data)	September 30,
	2011		2010
Buildings and land	$	48,007	$	39,154
Leasehold improvements		16,399		15,207
Furniture		3,933		2,958
Equipment		14,353		11,960
Total property and equipment		82,692		69,279
Less accumulated depreciation		16,800		12,493

Property and equipment, net	$	65,892	$	56,786

- 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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