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Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

	(In thousands)
	July 27, 2013			April 27, 2013
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		49,728			49,391
Machinery and equipment		143,230			141,314
Total		202,737			200,484
Less accumulated depreciation		(145,569	)		(143,177	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	57,168		$	57,307

Depreciation expense was $2.5 million for the three months ended July 27, 2013 and $2.3 million for the three months ended July 28, 2012.

- 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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