Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

(Dollars in thousands)
	September 27, 2015			December 28, 2014
Land and buildings	$	73,699		$	91,209
Machinery and equipment	481,271			447,880
Leasehold improvements and others	5,253			6,865
Construction in progress	23,831			59,600
	584,054			605,554
Accumulated depreciation	(344,251		)	(350,519		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	239,803		$	255,035

Construction in progress includes $7.1 million and $47.8 million of costs related to our new wheel plant under construction in Mexico, at September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014, respectively. The majority of the manufacturing lines for the new plant were put into operation in 2015. Depreciation expense was $25.7 million and $25.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2015 and September 28, 2014, respectively.