Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(4) Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

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

	July 31,			April 30,
	2011			2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$	29,617		$	29,344
Furniture and equipment		22,598			22,593
		52,215			51,937
Less accumulated depreciation		(24,522	)		(23,787	)
	$	27,693		$	28,150

- 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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