Note 2 - Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

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. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 30 ,  2016			May 2, 2015
Land	$	9,500		$	9,500
Buildings and improvements		50,816			50,405
Machinery and equipment		163,833			156,702
Total		224,149			216,607
Less accumulated depreciation		(163,919	)		(156,425	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	60,230		$	60,182

Depreciation expense was $2.5 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, respectively.