Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The major classifications of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

	March 30, 2019						March 31, 2018
			Assets Under						Assets Under
			Capital Lease/						Capital Lease/
	Assets		Financing				Assets		Financing
	Owned		Obligations		Total		Owned		Obligations		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	$	85,623			$	85,623	$	85,843			$	85,843
Buildings and improvements		243,651	$	194,137		437,788		232,109	$	171,288		403,397
Equipment, signage and fixtures		256,411				256,411		242,510				242,510
Vehicles		36,393				36,393		32,380				32,380
Construction-in-progress		10,563				10,563		3,734				3,734
		632,641		194,137		826,778		596,576		171,288		767,864
Less - Accumulated   depreciation and amortization		326,602		59,595		386,197		304,762		46,433		351,195
	$	306,039	$	134,542	$	440,581	$	291,814	$	124,855	$	416,669

Depreciation expense totaled $50.2 million, $44.3 million and $39.5 million for the fiscal years ended March 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Amortization expense recorded under capital leases and financing obligations and included in depreciation expense above totaled $15.0 million, $12.3 million and $9.5 million for the fiscal years ended March 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.