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Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

6) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the depreciable assets using the straight-line method (in thousands):


	December 31, 2013		September 30, 2013

Property and equipment	$	172,412	$	170,462
Less: accumulated depreciation		120,591		119,139

Property and equipment, net	$	51,821	$	51,323

- 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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