Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



(In thousands)	2014			2013
Land	$	9,461		$	6,851
Buildings and improvements	140,316			128,341
Machinery and equipment	233,687			224,825
Office equipment and furniture	47,304			47,495
Construction in progress	38,886			18,823
Total property, plant and equipment	469,654			426,335
Less accumulated depreciation	(275,708		)	(257,387		)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	193,946		$	168,948

Depreciation expense was $24.8 million, $24.3 million and $24.6 million in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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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