Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment, net


	Years ended August 31,
(In thousands)	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	34,214		$	31,682
Machinery and equipment		198,141			181,161
Buildings and improvements		94,514			82,668
Other		63,541			59,136

		390,410			354,647
Accumulated depreciation		(207,981	)		(193,447	)

	$	182,429		$	161,200

Depreciation expense was $23.3 million, $20.7 million and $20.5 million as of August 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

- 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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