PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2015

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	February 1, 2015		November 2, 2014

Land	$	8,344	$	8,598
Buildings and improvements		122,839		124,787
Machinery and equipment		1,353,457		1,367,691
Leasehold improvements		19,476		20,165
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,784		12,086
Construction in progress		131,225		81,351

		1,648,125		1,614,678
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,055,105		1,064,609

	$	593,020	$	550,069

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

	February 1, 2015		November 2, 2014

Machinery and equipment	$	56,245	$	56,245
Less accumulated amortization		11,836		10,430

	$	44,409	$	45,815

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $19.2 million and $16.0 million for the three month periods ended February 1, 2015 and February 2, 2014, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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