Property, Equipment and Improvements

6 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Equipment and Improvements [Text Block]

Property, Equipment and Improvements

Property, equipment and improvements consist of the following (in thousands):



	October 30, 2011			April 30, 2011
Land	$	273		$	—
Buildings	9,104			9,733
Computer equipment	45,250			42,888
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures	4,315			4,163
Machinery and equipment	279,321			248,641
Leasehold improvements	22,794			21,626
Total	361,057			327,051
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(217,918		)	(201,358		)
Property, equipment and improvements (net)	$	143,139		$	125,693

- 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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