Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,
	2013			2012
Buildings and land	$	38,539		$	55,352
Computer equipment and software	72,927			70,719
Machinery and equipment	55,375			51,813
Furniture and fixtures	10,298			10,908
Leasehold improvements	16,522			18,938
Capital projects in progress	2,098			2,614
	195,759			210,344
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(147,889		)	(145,866		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	47,870		$	64,478

Depreciation expense was $14.0 million, $13.4 million and $12.6 million for the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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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