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Property, Plant And Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant And Equipment | Note D -- Property, Plant and Equipment The components of property, plant and equipment were:
|  | APRIL 30
(in thousands) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Land | $ | 5,929 |  | $ | 5,929
Buildings and improvements |  | 65,245 |  |  | 65,750
Buildings and improvements - capital leases |  | 11,202 |  |  | 11,202
Machinery and equipment |  | 177,393 |  |  | 169,406
Machinery and equipment - capital leases |  | 26,966 |  |  | 26,685
Construction in progress |  | 1,494 |  |  | 2,908
|  | 288,229 |  |  | 281,880
Less accumulated amortization and depreciation |  | (214,165) |  |  | (206,505)
Total | $ | 74,064 |  | $ | 75,375
Amortization and depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment amounted to $9.2 million, $16.8 million and $18.1 million in fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Accumulated amortization on capital leases included in the above table amounted to $26.6 million as of both April 30, 2013 and 2012.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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