Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

7. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of each asset. Estimated useful lives for significant classes of assets are as follows: (i) buildings and improvements, 10 to 39 years and (ii) machinery and equipment, 3 to 25 years. Repairs and maintenance charges are expensed as incurred. Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):



	March 29, 2014			March 30, 2013
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	22,098		$	19,129
Buildings and improvements	25,909			25,474
Machinery and equipment	15,908			15,423
	63,915			60,026
Accumulated depreciation	(15,688		)	(13,803		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	48,227		$	46,223

- 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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