Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



(In thousands)	2013			2012
Land	$	6,851		$	6,954
Buildings and improvements	128,341			129,282
Machinery and equipment	224,825			215,892
Office equipment and furniture	47,495			43,550
Construction in progress	18,823			7,308
Total property, plant and equipment	426,335			402,986
Less accumulated depreciation	(257,387		)	(243,439		)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	168,948		$	159,547

Depreciation expense was $24.3 million, $24.6 million and $25.9 million in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- 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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