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FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(17) Leases

Certain of the Company’s facilities and equipment are leased under terms that range from monthly to five years.

The following is a schedule by year of future minimum rental payments required under operating and capital leases that have initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of April 30, 2006:

  Minimum Rental Payments
Fiscal Year Operating   Capital
  (Amounts in thousands)
2007   $ 3,134       $ 2,365    
2008   3,218     2,379  
2009   2,395     2,267  
2010   1,464     348  
Later years   678      
Total minimum lease payments $ 10,889   $ 7,359  

Rental expense for the last three fiscal years was as follows:

  2006   2005   2004
  (Amounts in thousands)
Rental expense   $ 4,328       $ 4,360       $ 3,710    
Less: Sublease rental income   (364   (971   (632
  $ 3,964   $ 3,389   $ 3,078  
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