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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill Roll-forward

The following table shows the roll-forward of goodwill in the financial statements for the nine months ended January 30, 2016:

		As of January 30, 2016
						Power
		Interface				Products				Total
Balance as of May 2, 2015		$	0.7			$	1.0			$	1.7
Foreign currency translation		(0.1		)		—				(0.1		)
Balance as of January 30, 2016		$	0.6			$	1.0			$	1.6

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets:

		As of January 30, 2016
														Wtd. Avg.
														Remaining
						Accumulated								Amortization
		Gross				Amortization				Net				Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements		$	16.3			$	15.3			$	1.0			8.0
Trade names, patents and technology licenses		25.8				17.3				8.5				2.6
Covenants not to compete		0.1				0.1				—				1.7
Total		$	42.2			$	32.7			$	9.5

		As of May 2, 2015
														Wtd. Avg.
														Remaining
						Accumulated								Amortization
		Gross				Amortization				Net				Periods (Years)
Customer relationships and agreements		$	16.3			$	15.0			$	1.3			8.8
Trade names, patents and technology licenses		25.8				15.8				10.0				3.3
Covenants not to compete		0.1				0.1				—				2.4
Total		$	42.2			$	30.9			$	11.3

Schedule of Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the current fiscal year and each of the four succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

2016		$2.4
2017		$2.3
2018		$2.2
2019		$2.1
2020		$0.2

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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