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Property, Plant, and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant, and Equipment | 8. Property, Plant, and Equipment The following table summarizes property, plant, and equipment as of April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
| April 30, 2017 |  | April 30, 2016 |
Machinery and equipment | $ |  | 242,479 |  | $ |  | 211,186 |
Software and hardware |  |  | 39,526 |  |  |  | 34,642 |
Building and improvements |  |  | 28,110 |  |  |  | 23,388 |
Land and improvements |  |  | 3,573 |  |  |  | 3,235 |
|  |  | 313,688 |  |  |  | 272,451 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (170,538 | ) |  |  | (142,137 | )
|  |  | 143,150 |  |  |  | 130,314 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 6,535 |  |  |  | 5,091 |
Total property, plant, and equipment, net | $ |  | 149,685 |  | $ |  | 135,405 |
Depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of software expense amounted to $29.2 million, $27.8 million, and $24.8 million for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The following table summarizes depreciation and amortization expense, which includes amortization of intangibles and debt financing costs, by line item for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (in thousands):
| For the Year Ended April 30, |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Cost of sales | $ |  | 24,744 |  | $ |  | 22,332 |  | $ |  | 20,640 |
Research and development |  |  | 428 |  |  |  | 1,136 |  |  |  | 403 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 424 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 255 |
General and administrative (a) |  |  | 23,699 |  |  |  | 14,869 |  |  |  | 8,134 |
Interest expense |  |  | 918 |  |  |  | 2,679 |  |  |  | 1,461 |
Total depreciation and amortization | $ |  | 50,213 |  | $ |  | 41,237 |  | $ |  | 30,893 |
(a) | General and administrative expenses included $18.4 million, $9.9 million, and $3.6 million of amortization for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively, recorded as a result of our acquisitions.

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