Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

(Dollars in thousands)
	June 28, 2015			December 28, 2014
Land and buildings	$	78,660		$	91,209
Machinery and equipment	480,688			447,880
Leasehold improvements and others	5,353			6,865
Construction in progress	34,178			59,600
	598,879			605,554
Accumulated depreciation	(351,230		)	(350,519		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	247,649		$	255,035

Construction in progress includes $18.8 million and $47.8 million of costs related to our new wheel plant under construction in Mexico, at June 28, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. Depreciation expense was $17.0 million and $14.4 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2015 and June 29, 2014, respectively.