Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment consists of:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2013			2012
Buildings and improvements	$	2,329		$	2,329
Model and sales office improvements	23,046			31,188
Leasehold improvements	4,212			4,456
Information systems	16,532			20,671
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment	16,215			15,528
Property, plant and equipment, gross	62,334			74,172
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(45,334		)	(55,198		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	17,000		$	18,974

- 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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