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Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 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)
	August 2, 2014			May 3, 2014
Land	$	9,500		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		49,764			51,494
Machinery and equipment		150,160			148,699
Total		209,424			209,972
Less accumulated depreciation		(151,620	)		(150,478	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	57,804		$	59,494

Depreciation expense was $2.7 million for the three months ended August 2, 2014 and $2.5 million for the three months ended July 27, 2013.

- 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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