Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



	September 30,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Computer hardware and software	$	224,558		$	213,362
Furniture and fixtures	20,878			20,608
Leasehold improvements	46,393			42,453
Gross property and equipment	291,829			276,423
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(228,363		)	(213,854		)
Net property and equipment	$	63,466		$	62,569

Depreciation expense was $30.4 million, $28.7 million and $28.2 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, 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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