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Note 2. Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	October 29, 2011			April 30, 2011
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		47,481			47,374
Machinery and equipment		135,708			132,709
Total		192,968			189,862
Less accumulated depreciation		(138,197	)		(134,525	)
Property – net	$	54,771		$	55,337

Depreciation expense was $2,170,000 and $4,335,000 for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 29, 2011, respectively, and $2,767,000 and $5,122,000 for the three-month and six-month periods ended October 30, 2010, 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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