Note 14 - Geographic Regions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

14. GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

The Company is a global advanced materials company which develops, manufactures, markets and sells high technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace markets. The Company’s products are sold to customers in North America, Asia and Europe. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company operates as a single operating segment, which is advanced materials for the electronics and aerospace markets, with common management and identical or very similar economic characteristics, products, raw materials, manufacturing processes and equipment, customers and markets, marketing, sales and distribution methods and regulatory environments. The chief operating decision maker reviews financial information on a consolidated basis.

Sales are attributed to geographic region based upon the region in which the materials were delivered to the customer. Sales between geographic regions were not significant.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic region is as follows:     

	Fiscal Year
	2015		2014		2013
Sales:
North America	$	75,395	$	82,187	$	80,968
Asia		76,000		71,854		78,559
Europe		10,691		11,723		16,889
Total sales	$	162,086	$	165,764	$	176,416
Long-lived assets:
North America	$	23,562	$	26,899	$	34,555
Asia		12,490		13,557		14,102
Europe		325		397		327
Total long-lived assets	$	36,377	$	40,853	$	48,984