Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment



(Dollars in thousands)
	June 30, 2013			December 30, 2012
Land and buildings	$	70,630		$	70,235
Machinery and equipment	415,099			408,620
Leasehold improvements and others	8,488			8,374
Construction in progress	13,540			7,565
	507,757			494,794
Accumulated depreciation	(357,953		)	(347,250		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	149,804		$	147,544

Depreciation expense was $7.1 million and $6.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2013 and June 24, 2012, respectively. Depreciation expense was $14.0 million and $12.9 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2013 and June 24, 2012, 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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