Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 30, 2014		September 29, 2013
	(in thousands)

Land and buildings	$	5,372	$	5,565
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	207,728		210,172
Leasehold improvements	25,088		26,429
Total property and equipment	238,188		242,166
Accumulated depreciation	(157,836)		(154,140)
Property and equipment, net	$	80,352	$	88,026

The depreciation expense related to property and equipment, including assets under capital leases, was $6.6 million and $13.7 million for the three and six months ended March 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $7.5 million and $14.3 million for the prior-year periods.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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