Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment



(Dollars in thousands)
	June 26, 2011			December 26, 2010
Land and buildings	$	73,274		$	71,757
Machinery and equipment	415,523			406,150
Leasehold improvements and others	8,482			8,332
Construction in progress	12,686			5,617
	509,965			491,856
Accumulated depreciation	(342,198		)	(324,649		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	167,767		$	167,207

Depreciation expense was $7.2 million and $7.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010, respectively. Depreciation expense was $14.2 million and $15.1 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 26, 2011 and June 27, 2010, respectively.

- 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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