PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2015

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	August 2, 2015		November 2, 2014
Land	$	8,106	$	8,598
Buildings and improvements		121,696		124,787
Machinery and equipment		1,460,316		1,367,691
Leasehold improvements		19,671		20,165
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,677		12,086
Construction in progress		15,538		81,351
		1,638,004		1,614,678
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,069,083		1,064,609
	$	568,921	$	550,069

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

	August 2, 2015		November 2, 2014
Machinery and equipment	$	56,245	$	56,245
Less accumulated amortization		14,648		10,430
	$	41,597	$	45,815

 Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $19.4 million and $56.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended August 2, 2015, respectively, and $19.8 million and $52.9 million for the three and nine month periods ended August 3, 2014, respectively.