Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures [Abstract]

(10) EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES

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


	October 31,			July 31,
	2010			2011
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	360,908		$	398,332
Leasehold improvements		49,595			54,289

		410,503			452,621
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(290,209	)		(326,447	)

	$	120,294		$	126,174

Depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements was $25.8 million and $37.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 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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