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Note 3 - Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	October 27, 2012			April 28, 2012
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		48,550			48,363
Machinery and equipment		138,458			136,019
Total		196,787			194,161
Less accumulated depreciation		(141,576	)		(137,432	)
Property – net	$	55,211		$	56,729

Depreciation expense was $2.4 million and $4.7 million for the three and six months ended October 27, 2012, respectively, and $2.2 million and $4.3 million for the three and six months ended October 29, 2011, 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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