Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

10. Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
Land and land improvements	$	8,828		$	8,714
Buildings and building improvements		30,255			30,075
Machinery and equipment		46,806			43,627
Furniture and fixtures		1,399			1,343
Transportation equipment		30			30
Tools and molds		1,629			1,496
Leasehold improvements		71			8
Construction in progress		3,226			2,495
		92,244			87,788
Accumulated depreciation		(43,039	)		(39,308	)
	$	49,205		$	48,480

Property, plant and equipment depreciation expense was $5.4 million, $4.8 million and $3.8 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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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