Property, Equipment and Software

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

NOTE 6: Property, Equipment and Software

Property, equipment and software consisted of (in thousands):


	November 3, 2013		October 28, 2012

Land and buildings	$	23,298	$	23,399
Machinery and equipment		136,923		139,736
Leasehold improvements		13,181		13,051
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(151,642)		(148,177)

Property and equipment		21,760		28,009
Software		93,262		102,120
Less: Accumulated amortization		(77,698)		(91,077)

Property, equipment, and software, net	$	37,324	$	39,052

Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $13.6 million, $15.1 million and $18.3 million for the fiscal years ended 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Depreciation and amortization is included in Direct Cost of Staffing Services Revenue, Cost of Other Revenue and Selling, Administrative and Other Operating Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

On July 31, 2012, the Company sold a building located in California for $5.1 million in cash, net of related expenses, resulting in a gain of $4.4 million.

- 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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