Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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



	As of
	September 30, 2011			October 1, 2010
Land and improvements	$	11,024		$	10,082
Buildings and improvements	53,397			47,734
Furniture and fixtures	26,325			24,784
Machinery and equipment	568,563			455,157
Construction in progress	13,929			28,901
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	673,238			566,658
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(421,873		)	(362,295		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	251,365		$	204,363

- 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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