Geographic Regions

12 Months Ended

Feb. 26, 2012

Geographic Regions [Abstract]

Geographic Regions

16. GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

The Company is a global advanced materials company which develops, manufactures, markets and sells high technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. The Company's printed circuit materials products and the Company's advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies products are sold to customers in North America, Europe and Asia.

Sales are attributed to geographic region based upon the region in which the materials were delivered to the customer. Sales between geographic regions were not significant.

Financial information regarding the Company's operations by geographic region follows:

				Fiscal Year
		2012		2011		2010
Sales:
North America	$	85,941	$	98,865	$	87,361
Europe		24,988		22,441		18,451
Asia		82,325		90,346		69,874
Total sales	$	193,254	$	211,652	$	175,686
Long-lived assets:
North America	$	35,419	$	38,072	$	40,020
Europe		395		444		1,264
Asia		18,584		18,333		19,142
Total long-lived assets	$	54,398	$	56,849	$	60,426