Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment consisted of the following at September 30,


	2012			2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Land	$	41,050		$	40,939
Buildings and improvements		79,540			81,212
Machinery and equipment		25,407			26,334
Furniture and fixtures		3,904			4,656
Vehicles		4,761			4,945

		154,662			158,086
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(55,866	)		(57,747	)

	$	98,796		$	100,339

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment totaled approximately $6.5 million, $6.4 million, and $6.8 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2012, and 2013, 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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