PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

     Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	October 28, 2012		October 30, 2011
Land	$	8,538	$	7,330
Buildings and improvements		101,409		90,455
Machinery and equipment		1,197,854		1,195,007
Leasehold improvements		5,854		8,778
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		13,484		13,988
Construction in progress		26,642		4,694
		1,353,781		1,320,252
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		972,973		951,572
	$	380,808	$	368,680

Property under capital leases included in property, plant and equipment

     Property under capital leases are included in above property, plant and equipment as follows:

	October 28, 2012		October 30, 2011
Machinery and equipment	$	21,327	$	21,327
Buildings and improvements		-		33,621
		21,327		54,948
Less accumulated amortization		2,758		24,660
	$	18,569	$	30,288

     Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment (excluding property under capital leases) was $73.8 million, $77.0 million and $71.2 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization expense for property under capital leases was $4.8 million, $9.7 million and $10.2 million in fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.