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Inventories
6 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Inventories First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $143,650,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to $162,480,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended October 1, 2016 was an increase of $2,476,000 as compared to an increase of $50,000 for the three months ended September 26, 2015. The LIFO Reserve increased by $4,375,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017 compared to a decrease of $1,587,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2016. This reflects the projected impact of an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2017 versus fiscal 2016.