Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and consists of the following:



(In thousands)	February 28, 2015			August 30, 2014
Land	$	738		$	738
Buildings and building improvements	48,092			47,273
Machinery and equipment	92,351			90,101
Software	5,052			4,356
Transportation	9,347			9,098
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	155,580			151,566
Less accumulated depreciation	(127,210		)	(126,431		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	28,370		$	25,135

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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