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Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 25, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 25, 2014			April 27, 2013
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		50,347			49,391
Machinery and equipment		147,289			141,314
Total		207,415			200,484
Less accumulated depreciation		(149,681	)		(143,177	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	57,734		$	57,307

Depreciation expense was $2.5 million and $7.5 million for the three and nine months ended January 25, 2014, respectively, and $2.2 million and $6.9 million for the three and nine months ended January 26, 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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