Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of each asset. Estimated useful lives for significant classes of assets are as follows: (i) buildings and improvements, 10 to 39 years, and (ii) machinery and equipment, 3 to 25 years. Repairs and maintenance charges are expensed as incurred. Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	September 27, 2014			March 29, 2014
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	18,908		$	22,098
Buildings and improvements	25,936			25,909
Machinery and equipment	16,549			15,908
	61,393			63,915
Accumulated depreciation	(16,802		)	(15,688		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	44,591		$	48,227

- 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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