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3. Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Property, Plant and Equipment

	July 29,		January 29,
	2012		2012
Computer software and hardware	$	25,484	$	26,347
Buildings and land improvements		23,680		24,501
Machinery and equipment		3,619		3,708
Leasehold improvements		2,375		777
Furniture and fixtures		1,896		1,653
Other		1,014		763
Total depreciable property at cost		58,068		57,749
Less accumulated depreciation		39,319		41,117
Total depreciable property, net		18,749		16,632
Land		1,152		1,357
Construction in progress		2,669		3,680
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	22,570	$	21,669

Leasehold improvements increased to $2.4 million at July 29, 2012, primarily due to the capitalization of improvements to our new High Point, NC showroom during the fiscal 2013 first quarter.

The buildings and land improvements, machinery and equipment and land fixed asset categories decreased at July 29, 2012, primarily due to the sale of our former Cherryville, NC upholstery manufacturing facility during the fiscal 2013 second quarter.

- 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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