Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

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: 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):

	December 29,			March 31,
	2012			2012
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	$	22,160		$	21,106
Buildings and improvements		25,360			25,111
Machinery and equipment		15,699			15,476
		63,219			61,693
Accumulated depreciation		(13,429	)		(11,629	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	49,790		$	50,064