6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The following is a summary of property, plant and equipment and the estimated useful lives used in the computation of depreciation and amortization:



	Number of Years		September 1, 2012		August 27, 2011
Land		—	$	16,039	$	11,555
Building and improvements		40		81,266		80,019
Leasehold improvements		The lesser of lease term or 31.5		3,993		5,420
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		3 - 15		120,724		134,318
Automobiles.		5		447		548
Computer systems, equipment and software		3 - 5		174,349		118,155
				396,818		350,015
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization.				222,221		201,202
Total			$	174,597	$	148,813

The amount of capitalized interest, net of accumulated amortization, included in property, plant and equipment was $973 and $1,015 at September 1, 2012 and August 27, 2011, respectively.

Depreciation expense was $24,676, $21,470 and $18,709 for the fiscal years ended September 1, 2012, August 27, 2011, and August 28, 2010, respectively.

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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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