Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment as of March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:



(In thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives	2013			2012
Land	n/a	$	3,118		$	3,118
Buildings and improvements	3 to 40 years	42,079			41,191
Machinery and equipment	3 to 10 years	48,269			57,277
Computer equipment and software	1 to 7 years	33,162			32,233
		126,628			133,819
Less accumulated depreciation		(98,734		)	(101,716		)
		$	27,894		$	32,103

Depreciation expense totaled $9.2 million, $12.5 million and $10.3 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2012 and 2013, the Company recorded charges against property, plant and equipment related to cost management and restructuring efforts. See Note 24 "Restructuring and Cost Management Plans" for further discussion.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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