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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

A summary of property and equipment is as follows:

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

(in thousands)

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful Lives

 

February 29,

 

February 28,

 

 

 

(Years)

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

-

 

$

8,767

 

$

9,073

 

Building and improvements

 

3 - 40

 

66,580

 

65,605

 

Computer and other equipment

 

3 - 10

 

47,345

 

47,149

 

Tools, molds and other production equipment

 

1 - 10

 

25,617

 

13,102

 

Transportation equipment

 

3 - 5

 

118

 

118

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

5 - 15

 

8,699

 

8,668

 

Construction in progress

 

-

 

6,114

 

4,200

 

Property and equipment, gross

 

 

 

163,240

 

147,915

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(62,550

)

(65,428

)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

100,690

 

$

82,487

 

 

We recorded $9.14, $8.28 and $8.80 million of depreciation expense for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Capital expenditures for property and equipment totaled $15.38, $4.27 and $7.20 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

We lease certain facilities, equipment and vehicles under operating leases, which expire at various dates through fiscal 2019.  Certain of the leases contain escalation clauses and renewal or purchase options.  Rent expense related to our operating leases was $5.59, $3.16 and $2.31 million for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.