Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

The principal categories and estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment were as follows:

In Thousands	June 30, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012		July 1, 2012		Estimated Useful Lives
Land	$	12,394	$	12,442	$	12,537
Buildings		114,852		118,556		118,713		8-50 years
Machinery and equipment		142,696		140,963		134,486		5-20 years
Transportation equipment		159,695		163,586		157,092		4-20 years
Furniture and fixtures		42,897		41,580		39,622		3-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		317,747		314,863		310,342		5-17 years
Leasehold and land improvements		72,356		71,956		76,214		5-20 years
Software for internal use		76,496		74,907		72,434		3-10 years
Construction in progress		8,129		8,264		2,497
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		947,262		947,117		923,937
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		649,005		639,650		629,130
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	298,257	$	307,467	$	294,807

Depreciation and amortization expense, which includes amortization expense for leased property under capital leases, was $14.3 million and $15.3 million in the second quarter of 2013 (“Q2 2013”) and the second quarter of 2012 (“Q2 2012”), respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense, which includes amortization expense for leased property under capital leases, was $28.9 million and $30.8 million in the first half of 2013 (“YTD 2013”) and the first half of 2012 (“YTD 2012”), respectively.

The Company recognized a $1.2 million gain during the first quarter of 2013 on the sale of a distribution facility that was no longer in use. The gain on the sale of this property, plant and equipment was recorded in selling, delivery and administrative (S,D&A) expenses.

The Company changed the useful lives of certain cold drink dispensing equipment in the first quarter of 2013 to reflect the estimated remaining useful lives. The change in useful lives reduced depreciation expense in Q2 2013 and YTD 2013 by $0.5 million ($0.03 per basic and diluted Common Stock; $0.03 per basic and diluted Class B Common Stock) and $0.9 million ($0.06 per basic and diluted Common Stock; $0.06 per basic and diluted Class B Common Stock), respectively.