Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(3) Property, Plant and Equipment

	2012		2011
Land and improvements	$	7,197		7,038
Buildings and improvements		228,611		202,258
Machinery, equipment and software		426,992		405,912
		662,800		615,208
Less accumulated depreciation		481,513		453,676
		181,287		161,532

Tools, dies and molds, net of accumulated depreciation		49,127		56,489
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	230,414		218,021

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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