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Note 6. Property And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	Successor			Predecessor
	May 31, 2012			May 31, 2011
	(in thousands)

Land	$	301		$	67
Buildings and improvements		2,304			3,073
Leasehold improvements		16,154			17,757
Capital work-in-progress		4,131			6,754
Furniture and fixtures		1,966			3,992
Instruments at customer sites		15,786			54,403
Machinery and equipment		35,739			34,826
		76,381			120,872
Less accumulated depreciation		(11,719	)		(62,656	)
Property, plant and equipment – net	$	64,662		$	58,216

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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