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Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 27, 2013
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Goodwill | Note 6: Goodwill As a result of the acquisition of our southern Ohio retail market discussed in Note 2, we recognized $12.8 million of goodwill. Our goodwill is recorded in our Retail segment and will be amortized and deducted for federal income tax purposes over 15 years.

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