Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of property, plant and equipment as of August 31, 2013 and May 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):


	August 31, 2013			May 31, 2013
	(unaudited)
Land	$	3,092		$	3,108
Buildings and leasehold improvements		20,603			18,445
Machinery and equipment		141,102			137,439
Furniture and fixtures		4,668			4,469
Computers and computer software		9,146			8,871
Automobiles		3,572			3,842
Construction in progress		3,499			3,816

Total		185,682			179,990
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(108,958	)		(105,051	)

Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	76,724		$	74,939

- 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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