Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment



(Dollars in thousands)
	June 24, 2012			December 25, 2011
Land and buildings	$	67,988		$	67,500
Machinery and equipment	397,451			390,304
Leasehold improvements and others	8,309			8,274
Construction in progress	8,413			8,908
	482,161			474,986
Accumulated depreciation	(339,924		)	(329,239		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	142,237		$	145,747

Depreciation expense was $6.3 million and $7.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011, respectively. Depreciation expense was $12.9 million and $14.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 24, 2012 and June 26, 2011, 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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