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Leases
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

7. Leases

The Company leases many of its automobiles for its sales staff in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for various terms under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2014. In the normal course of business, it is expected that these leases will be replaced by leases on other vehicles as the lease terms expire.

Lease expense totaled $724,000, $378,000 and $312,000 during fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The following is a schedule by fiscal year of future minimum rental payments required under the operating lease agreements:

 

         

2012

  $ 515,000  

2013

    323,000  

2014

    106,000