Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

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: buildings and improvements 10 to 39 years, and 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 30,			March 31,
	2011			2011
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	20,036		$	16,046
Buildings and improvements		26,839			19,672
Machinery and equipment		15,803			11,453

		62,678			47,171
Accumulated depreciation		(12,168	)		(11,178	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	50,510		$	35,993

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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