Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment for operations consisted of the following:



	July 2, 2011			December 31, 2010
Land	$	19,691		$	19,691
Buildings	92,935			92,769
Leasehold improvements	15,783			13,403
Machinery and equipment	484,969			446,805
Furniture and fixtures	6,203			6,120
Computer equipment and software	41,907			38,849
Assets in process	140,350			92,367
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	801,838			710,004
Accumulated depreciation	(382,031		)	(357,816		)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	419,807		$	352,188

The Company reported depreciation expense as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010		July 2, 2011		July 3, 2010
Depreciation expense	$	14,277	$	11,984	$	28,021	$	23,629

- 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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