PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2013

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	July 28, 2013		October 28, 2012
Land	$	8,481	$	8,538
Buildings and improvements		101,908		101,409
Machinery and equipment		1,198,309		1,197,854
Leasehold improvements		4,101		5,854
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,778		13,484
Construction in progress		86,397		26,642
		1,411,974		1,353,781
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		991,439		972,973
	$	420,535	$	380,808

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

	July 28, 2013		October 28, 2012
Machinery and equipment	$	21,327	$	21,327
Construction in progress		22,927		-
		44,254		21,327
Less accumulated amortization		4,357		2,758
	$	39,897	$	18,569

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment (excluding equipment under capital leases) was $15.3 million and $48.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended July 28, 2013, respectively, and $18.6 million and $55.7 million for the three and nine month periods ended July 29, 2012, respectively. Amortization expense for equipment under capital leases was $0.5 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine month periods ended July 28, 2013, respectively and $0.6 million and $4.3 million for the three and nine month periods ended July 29, 2012, respectively.