XML 76 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

5. INVENTORIES (in thousands):



	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	470	$	936
Work-in-process		7,310		8,221
Finished goods		2,324		4,195
Finished goods at distributors and on consignment		1,240		1,086
Total Inventories	$	11,344	$	14,438

The Company wrote down inventory totaling $1,847,000, $4,667,000 and $2,859,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company sold previously written down inventory of $1,684,000, $1,176,000 and $1,358,000 for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

+ References+ Details