Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

7) Property and Equipment

The components of property and equipment and their estimated useful lives were as follows (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2011		2010		Useful Estimated Lives
Land and land improvements	$	13,769	$	13,445	Land improvements -30 years
Buildings and leasehold improvements		26,198		25,608	1 - 30 years
Fleet and other equipment		43,541		41,454	1 - 25 years
Tanks and equipment		14,166		11,117	20 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		57,752		54,870	3 -10 years

Total		155,426		146,494
Less accumulated depreciation		108,295		101,782

Property and equipment, net	$	47,131	$	44,712

Depreciation expense was $7.3 million, $6.0 million, and $6.2 million, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2010, and 2009 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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