Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 31, 2015			May 3, 2014
Land	$	9,500		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		49,809			51,494
Machinery and equipment		155,325			148,699
Total		214,634			209,972
Less accumulated depreciation		(156,437	)		(150,478	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	58,197		$	59,494

Depreciation expense was $2.5 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2015, respectively, and $2.5 million and $7.5 million for the three and nine months ended January 25, 2014, 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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