Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



(In thousands)	2015			2014
Land	$	9,054		$	9,461
Buildings and improvements	142,833			140,316
Machinery and equipment	279,172			233,687
Office equipment and furniture	49,849			47,304
Construction in progress	11,695			38,886
Total property, plant and equipment	492,603			469,654
Less accumulated depreciation	(299,063		)	(275,708		)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	193,540		$	193,946

Depreciation expense was $27.5 million, $24.8 million and $24.3 million in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

- 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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