Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

3 Property, Plant and Equipment


(In thousands)	2012			2011
Land	$	6,954		$	7,100
Buildings and improvements		129,282			131,929
Machinery and equipment		215,892			232,718
Office equipment and furniture		43,550			42,032
Construction in progress		7,308			5,022

Total property, plant and equipment		402,986			418,801
Less accumulated depreciation		(243,439	)		(239,600	)

Net property, plant and equipment	$	159,547		$	179,201

Depreciation expense was $24.6 million, $25.9 million and $26.8 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- 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.

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