Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 25, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

(Amounts in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives		4/25/2015			4/26/2014
Buildings and building fixtures		3 - 40 years	$	202,482		$	161,490
Machinery and equipment		3 - 15 years		142,949			140,561
Information systems and software		3 - 10 years		72,200			64,208
Land		—		15,409			15,344
Land improvements		3 - 30 years		14,747			10,820
Transportation equipment		3 - 10 years		17,051			17,420
Furniture and fixtures		3 - 15 years		20,996			14,104
Construction in progress				14,195			31,233
				500,029			455,180
Accumulated depreciation				(325,993	)		(327,645	)
Net property, plant and equipment			$	174,036		$	127,535