Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

7. Property, Plant and Equipment

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):



	March 28, 2015			March 29, 2014
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	21,197		$	22,098
Buildings and improvements	24,288			25,909
Machinery and equipment	16,772			15,908
	62,257			63,915
Accumulated depreciation	(17,545		)	(15,688		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	44,712		$	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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