Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

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

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):

	September 26, 2015			March 28, 2015
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	22,571		$	21,197
Buildings and improvements	30,623			24,288
Machinery and equipment	19,296			16,772
	72,490			62,257
Accumulated depreciation	(19,011		)	(17,545		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	53,479		$	44,712

Included in the amounts above are certain assets under a capital lease. See Note 8 for additional information.