Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30,


	2013			2014
	(Amounts in thousands)
Land	$	40,939		$	40,970
Buildings and improvements		81,212			84,726
Machinery and equipment		26,334			23,405
Furniture and fixtures		4,656			3,787
Vehicles		4,945			5,543

		158,086			158,431
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(57,747	)		(56,553	)

	$	100,339		$	101,878

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment totaled approximately $6.4 million, $6.8 million, and $7.3 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, 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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