Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

As of the dates indicated, equipment, furniture and fixtures are comprised of the following (in thousands):



	October 31, 2013			July 31, 2014
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	364,574		$	368,986
Leasehold improvements	46,247			45,423
	410,821			414,409
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(291,092		)	(297,460		)
	$	119,729		$	116,949

The total of depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements, was $37.1 million and $34.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and 2014, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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