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Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Apr. 27, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2.	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment as of April 27, 2013 and April 28, 2012 consisted of the following:

	(In thousands)
	2013			2012
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		49,391			48,363
Machinery and equipment		141,314			136,019
Total		200,484			194,161
Less accumulated depreciation		(143,177	)		(137,432	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	57,307		$	56,729

Depreciation expense was $9.0 million for Fiscal 2013, $8.5 million for Fiscal 2012 and $9.3 million for Fiscal 2011.

- 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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