Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	2012			2011			Depreciation and amortization period (years)

Land	$	69,745		$	69,060
Buildings and leasehold improvements		232,076			228,443		4–40
Machinery and equipment		132,292			128,825		3–13
Furniture and fixtures		82,285			65,630		3–10
Computer equipment		25,407			22,585		3–5
Transportation equipment		5,871			5,779		3–4
Construction in progress		77,569			8,989

		625,245			529,311
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(112,566	)		(54,739	)

	$	512,679		$	474,572

Included in construction in process are assets related to two domestic facilities that will be used in manufacturing, which are expected to be operational during fiscal 2013, and costs related to implementing a new world-wide ERP system, as well as related capitalized interest.

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $58,311, $55,589 and $47,505, 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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