Property, Plant, and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant, and Equipment

The components of property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following:



(in thousands)	As of			As of
	June 30,			September 30,
	2011			2010

Land	$	1,502		$	1,502
Building and improvements	34,910			34,854
Equipment	104,104			101,310
Furniture and fixtures	3,065			3,065
Computer hardware and software	3,706			3,616
Leasehold improvements	971			854
Construction in progress	2,045			992

Property, plant, and equipment, gross	150,303			146,193

Accumulated depreciation	(106,148		)	(99,203		)

Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	44,155		$	46,990

On March 28, 2011, we acquired certain assets of Soliant Energy, Inc. of Monrovia, CA for $750,000. We have not completed the accounting for this acquisition, however at this time, we believe that the entire purchase price will be allocated to equipment. As of June 30, 2011, we allocated the entire purchase price to equipment on a preliminary basis.

- 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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