PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

(5) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

        Property, plant and equipment, at cost, consist of the following:

	2013		2012
Land and improvements	$	71,726	$	73,713
Buildings and improvements		265,112		254,171
Machinery and equipment		520,262		519,212
Transportation equipment		37,213		37,205
Office furniture and equipment		73,200		72,728
Construction in progress		49,613		37,745
	$	1,017,126	$	994,774

        The Company leases certain facilities, machinery, computer equipment and transportation equipment under operating leases with unexpired terms ranging from one to fifteen years. Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $26,567, $24,645, and $22,775 for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

        Minimum lease payments under operating leases expiring subsequent to December 28, 2013 are:

Fiscal year ending
2014	$	27,490
2015		22,547
2016		17,406
2017		13,225
2018		8,871
Subsequent		28,903
Total minimum lease payments	$	118,442