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Inventories
3 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Inventories First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) based inventory costs by $140,698,000 as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to $141,174,000 as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The LIFO Reserve increased by $7,443,000 in the first three months of fiscal 2018 compared to an increase $1,899,000 in the first three months of fiscal 2017. This reflects the projected impact of an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2018 versus fiscal 2017.