Note D -- Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of property, plant and equipment were:


		APRIL 30
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Land	$	5,929	$	6,378
Buildings and improvements		65,750		84,047
Buildings and improvements - capital leases		11,202		20,356
Machinery and equipment		169,406		180,607
Machinery and equipment - capital leases		26,685		27,354
Construction in progress		2,908		1,144
		281,880		319,886
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation		(206,505)		(219,258)

Total	$	75,375	$	100,628

Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $16.8 million, $18.1 million and $20.5 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Accumulated amortization on capital leases included in the above table amounted to $26.6 million and $31.5 million as of April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- 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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