Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(3) Property, Plant and Equipment

	2011	2010
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Land and improvements	$ 7,038	6,726
Buildings and improvements	202,258	197,494
Machinery, equipment and software	405,912	398,896
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	615,208	603,116
Less accumulated depreciation	453,676	430,193
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	161,532	172,923

Tools, dies and molds, net of accumulated depreciation	56,489	60,657
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Total property, plant and equipment, net	$ 218,021	233,580
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Expenditures for maintenance and repairs which do not materially extend the life of the assets are charged to operations as incurred.

- 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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