Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The components of property, plant and equipment ("PP&E") were as follows:

	November 28, 2021		November 29, 2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	$	8,238	$	8,564
Buildings and leasehold improvements	472,240		477,521
Machinery and equipment	487,356		486,931
Capitalized internal-use software	597,644		560,539
Construction in progress	67,782		24,148
Subtotal	1,633,260		1,557,703
Accumulated depreciation	(1,130,698)		(1,103,171)
PP&E, net	$	502,562	$	454,532

Depreciation expense for the years ended November 28, 2021, November 29, 2020, and November 24, 2019, was $142.1 million, $136.6 million and $123.9 million, respectively.

During fiscal year 2021, the Company recorded $11.0 million in charges primarily related to the impairment of leasehold improvements and other property and equipment. During fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded $23.6 million in charges primarily related to the impairment of certain store assets, buildings and leasehold improvements as well as the impairment of other property and equipment, primarily within capitalized internal-use software in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. An immaterial amount of impairment charges were recognized during fiscal year 2019. The impairment charges are included in selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.