Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 5: Property, Plant and Equipment

(Amounts in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives		4/29/2017			4/30/2016
Buildings and building fixtures		3 - 40 years	$	196,817		$	192,211
Machinery and equipment		3 - 15 years		141,071			143,561
Information systems and software		3 - 10 years		76,684			72,275
Land		—		14,565			14,346
Land improvements		3 - 30 years		15,178			15,007
Transportation equipment		3 - 10 years		14,905			15,728
Furniture and fixtures		3 - 15 years		20,390			19,397
Construction in progress				11,247			10,465
				490,857			482,990
Accumulated depreciation				(321,725	)		(311,400	)
Net property, plant and equipment			$	169,132		$	171,590

Depreciation expense from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended April 29, 2017, April 30, 2016, and April 25, 2015, was $25.4 million, $23.3 million, and $19.3 million, respectively.