Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	October 31, 2014			January 31, 2015
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	383,059		$	372,153
Leasehold improvements	46,354			45,969
	429,413			418,122
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(302,781		)	(298,719		)
	$	126,632		$	119,403

The total of depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements, was $11.4 million and $11.3 million for the first three months of fiscal 2014 and 2015, 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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