Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Property Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

D. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment were as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Land and improvements	$	16,261	$	11,373
Buildings and improvements		115,774		104,567
Manufacturing equipment		214,073		205,522
Office, warehouse and automotive equipment		33,388		29,499
Additions in progress		9,571		7,274
Total property, plant and equipment		389,067		358,235
Accumulated depreciation		(237,523)		(219,987)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	151,544	$	138,248

Depreciation expense was $22.2 million in 2012, $20.6 million in 2011 and $21.2 million in 2010.

- 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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