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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 27, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment | The following is a summary of property and equipment:
(in thousands) | Estimated Useful Lives |  | January 27, 2019 |  | January 28, 2018
Property |  |  | $ | 11,314 |  |  | $ | 11,314 |
Buildings | 7 to 39 years |  | 32,229 |  |  | 32,244 |
Leasehold improvements | 7 to 39 years |  | 9,863 |  |  | 10,050 |
Machinery and equipment | 5 to 8 years |  | 185,045 |  |  | 171,731 |
Enterprise resource planning systems | 13 years |  | 32,673 |  |  | 32,673 |
Furniture and office equipment | 3 to 7 years |  | 40,437 |  |  | 39,027 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 2,960 |  |  | 7,151 |
Property, plant and equipment, gross |  |  | 314,521 |  |  | 304,190 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (196,033 | ) |  | (179,604 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 118,488 |  |  | $ | 124,586 |

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