Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

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):

	April 1, 2017			April 2, 2016
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	22,897		$	22,719
Buildings and improvements	34,180			32,230
Machinery and equipment	21,618			19,533
	78,695			74,482
Accumulated depreciation	(21,731		)	(19,410		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	56,964		$	55,072

As of April 2, 2016, the Company had land and buildings and improvements under capital lease of $240,000 and $3.0 million, respectively, which are included in the amounts above. On September 20, 2016, the Company purchased the assets under the capital lease, terminating the lease arrangement.