PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

5. Property and Equipment

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

	General		July 28,			July 30,
	Useful Lives		2012			2011
	(Years)		(Dollars in thousands)

Land		--	$	2,915		$	3,165
Buildings		15-35		10,630			11,707
Leasehold improvements		3-15		4,674			4,554
Vehicles		3-5		220,669			216,648
Computer hardware and software		3-10		57,965			54,998
Office furniture and equipment		3-5		5,552			5,477
Equipment and machinery		2-10		133,467			127,412
Total				435,872			423,961
Less: accumulated depreciation				(277,625	)		(274,522	)
Property and equipment, net			$	158,247		$	149,439

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

	Fiscal Year Ended
	2012		2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands)

Depreciation expense	$	56,187	$	55,727	$	57,177
Repairs and maintenance expense	$	15,623	$	15,130	$	14,634

- 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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