Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Mar. 25, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

8.  Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:

	March 25, 2012			June 26, 2011
Land	$	3,300		$	3,454
Land improvements		11,735			11,400
Buildings and improvements		148,857			151,503
Assets under capital lease		9,520			9,520
Machinery and equipment		538,643			545,260
Computers, software and office equipment		17,423			19,585
Construction in progress		3,340			4,583
Transportation equipment		4,891			5,162
Gross property, plant and equipment		737,709			750,467
Less: accumulated depreciation		(594,144	)		(590,878	)
Less: accumulated amortization – capital lease		(9,042	)		(8,562	)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	134,523		$	151,027

Depreciation expense, internal software development costs amortization, repair and maintenance expenses and capitalized interest were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	March 25, 2012		March 27, 2011		March 25, 2012		March 27, 2011
Depreciation expense	$	6,035	$	5,884	$	17,734	$	17,380
Internal software development costs amortization		59		92		193		284
Repair and maintenance expenses		3,958		4,718		11,947		13,786
Capitalized interest		—		—		—		—

Internal software development costs classified within property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) consist of the following:

	March 25, 2012			June 26, 2011
Internal software development costs	$	2,014		$	1,900
Accumulated amortization		(1,761	)		(1,568	)
Net internal software development costs	$	253		$	332