Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]


(6)	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2011			2010

Building and improvments	$	13,744		$	2,378
Model and sales office improvements		36,364			43,147
Leasehold improvements		4,609			6,875
Computer and office equipment		9,928			13,306
Information systems		19,970			20,078
Furniture and fixtures		5,477			7,069

		90,092			92,853
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(56,132	)		(68,858	)

	$	33,960		$	23,995

Buildings and improvements as of September 30, 2011 above includes $11.4 million related to previously owned homes purchased by the Company for our pre-owned rental homes business (see Note 11).

- 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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