Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment



(Dollars in thousands)
	September 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
Land and buildings	$	71,345		$	70,235
Machinery and equipment	420,126			408,620
Leasehold improvements and others	8,798			8,374
Construction in progress	48,135			7,565
	548,404			494,794
Accumulated depreciation	(361,627		)	(347,250		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	186,777		$	147,544

Depreciation expense was $7.3 million and $6.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2013 and September 23, 2012, respectively. Depreciation expense was $21.4 million and $19.5 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2013 and September 23, 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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