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Selected Financial Statement Data | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2012
Selected Financial Statement Data [Abstract] |
Selected Financial Statement Data | Selected Financial Statement Data Inventories consisted of the following:
| April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Raw materials | $ | 24,880 |  |  | $ | 18,795 |
Work-in-process | 10,581 |  |  | 8,457 |
Finished goods | 19,463 |  |  | 19,637 |
| $ | 54,924 |  |  | $ | 46,889 |
Inventories are reported net of the allowance for excess and obsolete inventory of $2,851 and $2,139 as of April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011, respectively. Property and equipment consisted of the following:
| April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Land | $ | 1,497 |  |  | $ | 1,497 |
Buildings | 56,431 |  |  | 55,457 |
Machinery and equipment | 61,654 |  |  | 58,233 |
Office furniture and equipment | 15,648 |  |  | 15,648 |
Computer software and hardware | 42,172 |  |  | 37,754 |
Equipment held for rental | 1,003 |  |  | 1,283 |
Demonstration equipment | 9,806 |  |  | 8,086 |
Transportation equipment | 4,116 |  |  | 3,688 |
| 192,327 |  |  | 181,646 |
Less accumulated depreciation | 123,931 |  |  | 111,780 |
| $ | 68,396 |  |  | $ | 69,866 |
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
| April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011
Compensation | $ | 11,475 |  |  | $ | 11,149 |
Taxes, other than income taxes | 3,987 |  |  | 4,237 |
Other | 7,269 |  |  | 6,362 |
| $ | 22,731 |  |  | $ | 21,748 |
Other (expense) income, net consisted of the following:
| Year Ended
| April 28, 2012 |  | April 30, 2011 |  | May 1, 2010
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | $ | (206 | ) |  | $ | 463 |  |  | $ | (81 | )
Equity in losses of affiliates | — |  |  | (36 | ) |  | (2,535 | )
Other | 96 |  |  | 450 |  |  | (140 | )
| $ | (110 | ) |  | $ | 877 |  |  | $ | (2,756 | )

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