Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The major classifications of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

					March 29, 2014							March 30, 2013
							Assets							Assets
							Under							Under
							Capital Lease/							Capital Lease/
				Assets			Financing				Assets			Financing
				Owned			Obligations		Total		Owned			Obligations		Total
			(Dollars in thousands)

Land			$	69,836				$	69,836	$	69,401				$	69,401
Buildings and
	improvements			186,093		$	66,057		252,150		177,869		$	64,993		242,862
Equipment, signage
	and fixtures			183,373					183,373		169,233					169,233
Vehicles				19,632			67		19,699		18,256			67		18,323
Construction-in-
	progress			6,447					6,447		4,261					4,261
				465,381			66,124		531,505		439,020			65,060		504,080
	Less - Accumulated
		depreciation and
		amortization		226,870			22,752		249,622		210,490			18,544		229,034
			$	238,511		$	43,372	$	281,883	$	228,530		$	46,516	$	275,046

Depreciation expense totaled $28.6 million, $24.7 million and $22.0 million for the fiscal years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Amortization expense recorded under capital leases and financing obligations and included in depreciation expense above totaled $5.2 million, $3.9 million and $3.2 million for the fiscal years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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