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Property, Plant and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment as of April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
Weighted Average
Useful Life
(in years)
 
2017
 
2016
Land
n/a
 
$
2,152

 
$
2,152

Buildings and improvements
18
 
36,204

 
36,487

Machinery and equipment
5
 
59,099

 
57,986

Computer equipment and software
5
 
36,239

 
35,828

 
 
 
133,694

 
132,453

Less accumulated depreciation
 
 
(112,075
)
 
(107,910
)
 
 
 
$
21,619

 
$
24,543


Depreciation expense totaled $6.9 million, $6.8 million and $7.2 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the year ended April 1, 2017, the Company performed a review for impairment based on certain triggering events.  As a result of this review, no impairments of property, plant and equipment were identified.
Additionally, in 2017 the Company recorded accelerated depreciation charges of $1.4 million associated with the 2017 restructuring actions. See Note 26 "Restructuring and Cost Management Plans" for further discussion.