Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

10. Property, Plant and Equipment:

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

	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,
	2013			2012
Land and land improvements	$	8,714		$	3,261
Buildings and building improvements		30,075			26,582
Machinery and equipment		43,627			37,067
Furniture and fixtures		1,343			1,237
Transportation equipment		30			30
Tools and molds		1,496			498
Leasehold improvements		8			--
Construction in progress		2,495			1,100
		87,788			69,775
Accumulated depreciation		(39,308	)		(35,342	)
	$	48,480		$	34,433

Property, plant and equipment depreciation expense was $4.8 million, $3.8 million and $3.9 million in fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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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