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Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment as of May 3, 2014 and April 27, 2013 consisted of the following:

	(In thousands)
	2014			2013
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		51,494			49,391
Machinery and equipment		148,699			141,314
Total		209,972			200,484
Less accumulated depreciation		(150,478	)		(143,177	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	59,494		$	57,307

Depreciation expense was $9.8 million for Fiscal 2014, $9.0 million for Fiscal 2013 and $8.5 million for Fiscal 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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