Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, consists of the following:

	January 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)

Land	$	3,036		$	3,165
Buildings		10,892			11,707
Leasehold improvements		4,692			4,554
Vehicles		218,559			216,648
Computer hardware and software		57,278			54,998
Office furniture and equipment		5,565			5,477
Equipment and machinery		139,654			127,412
Total		439,676			423,961
Less: accumulated depreciation		(283,361	)		(274,522	)
Property and equipment, net	$	156,315		$	149,439

Depreciation expense and repairs and maintenance, including amounts for assets subject to capital leases, were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	January 28,		January 29,		January 28,		January 29,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)

Depreciation expense	$	13,911	$	14,102	$	28,179	$	28,151
Repairs and maintenance expense	$	3,704	$	3,280	$	8,237	$	7,012

- 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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