NOTE 7 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

	Depreciable Lives	February 2,		February 3,
	(In years)	2014		2013

Buildings and land improvements	15 - 30	$	24,026	$	23,680
Computer software and hardware	3 - 10		22,294		22,203
Machinery and equipment	10		4,495		3,663
Leasehold improvements	Term of lease		2,765		2,697
Furniture and fixtures	3 - 8		2,060		1,989
Other	5		689		704
Total depreciable property at cost			56,329		54,935
Less accumulated depreciation			36,447		34,559
Total depreciable property, net			19,882		20,377
Land			1,152		1,152
Construction-in-progress			2,718		1,300
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	23,752	$	22,829

At February 2, 2014, construction-in-progress consisted of approximately $1.4 million of expenditures related to our ongoing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) conversion efforts and approximately $1.3 million related to various other projects to enhance our facilities and operations. The increase in machinery and equipment in fiscal 2014 is primarily related to the capitalization of computerized equipment for our upholstery operating segment.

No significant property, plant or equipment was held outside of the United States at either February 2, 2014 or February 3, 2013.

Capitalized Software Costs

Certain costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use are capitalized. These costs are amortized over periods of ten years or less. Capitalized software is reported as a component of computer software and hardware above and on the property, plant, and equipment line of our consolidated balance sheets. The activity in capitalized software costs was:

	Fifty-Two Weeks			Fifty-Three Weeks			Fifty-Two Weeks
	Ended			Ended			Ended
	February 2,			February 3,			January 29,
	2014			2013			2012
Balance beginning of year	$	2,830		$	618		$	1,519
Purchases		173			2,814			11
Amortization expense		(424	)		(533	)		(912	)
Disposals		(1	)		(69	)		-
Balance end of year	$	2,578		$	2,830		$	618

- 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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