Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is as follows at September 30:

		Successor		Predecessor		Depreciation and amortization period (years)

		Successor		Predecessor
		2011		2010
Land		$	69,060	$	29,212
Buildings and leasehold improvements			231,739		311,798	4–40
Machinery and equipment			129,016		228,760	3–13
Furniture and fixtures			67,723		133,348	3–10
Computer equipment			23,345		77,799	3–5
Transportation equipment			5,775		12,394	3–4
Construction in progress			8,989		12,241

			535,647		805,552
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		56,374		413,653

		$	479,273	$	391,899

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $58,232, $50,910 and $52,806, respectively.

- 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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