Central Garden & Pet Company Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net

8. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):


	As of
	September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
Land	$	9,504		$	9,504
Buildings and improvements		112,882			108,122
Transportation equipment		5,646			6,125
Machine and warehouse equipment		179,723			174,411
Capitalized software		104,034			99,090
Office furniture and equipment		25,248			26,076

		437,037			423,328
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(248,124	)		(232,165	)

	$	188,913		$	191,163

Depreciation and amortization expense charged to operations was $33.0 million, $30.4 million and $28.6 million for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, 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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