VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 27, 2017

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts disclosure

The following table presents the valuation and qualifying account activity for fiscal year ended May 27, 2017, May 28, 2016, and May 30, 2015, (in thousands):

Description	Balance at beginning of period		Charged to expense				Deductions				Balance at end of period
Year ended May 27, 2017
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	364	$	226		(1)	$	(192	)	(2)	$	398
Inventory provisions		3,380		456		(3)		380		(4)		3,456
Year ended May 28, 2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	283	$	228		(1)	$	(147	)	(2)	$	364
Inventory provisions		2,991		690		(3)		301		(4)		3,380
Year ended May 30, 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	581	$	(221	)	(1)	$	77		(2)	$	283
Inventory provisions		3,141		228		(3)		378		(4)		2,991

Notes: 

(1)	Charges to bad debt expense, net of bad debt recoveries.
(2)	Uncollectible amounts written off, net of recoveries and foreign currency translation.
(3)	Charges to cost of sales. Included in fiscal 2017 are inventory write-downs of $0.4 million for PMT and $0.1 million for Canvys, and less than $0.1 million for Healthcare.
(4)	Inventory disposed of or sold, net of foreign currency translation.