Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 03, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of Property, Plant, and Equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment follows:

(dollars in thousands)	depreciable lives (in years)	May 3, 2020			April 28, 2019
land and improvements	0-10	$	909		$	838
buildings and improvements	7-40		31,047			30,712
leasehold improvements	**		2,288			2,180
machinery and equipment	3-12		60,703			72,641
office furniture and equipment	3-10		8,819			9,834
capital projects in progress			1,958			1,263
			105,724			117,468
accumulated depreciation			(62,577	)		(69,079	)
		$	43,147			48,389		(1)

** Shorter of life of lease or useful life.

(1) At April 28, 2019, property, plant and equipment totaled $48.4 million, of which $46.5 million and $1.9 million were classified as property, plant, and equipment and within noncurrent assets held for sale – discontinued operation, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.