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Note 2 - Property , Plant And Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Note 2 - Property , Plant And Equipment Disclosure

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property consists of the following:

	(In thousands)
	January 28, 2012			April 30, 2011
Land	$	9,779		$	9,779
Buildings and improvements		47,587			47,374
Machinery and equipment		137,891			132,709
Total		195,257			189,862
Less accumulated depreciation		(140,164	)		(134,525	)
Property – net	$	55,093		$	55,337

Depreciation expense was $2,064,000 and $6,399,000 for the three-month and nine-month periods ended January 28, 2012, respectively, and $2,430,000 and $7,552,000 for the three-month and nine-month periods ended January 29, 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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