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Shipping and Handling Costs
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2015
Shipping and Handling Costs [Abstract]  
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and Handling Costs
The cost of products sold line item includes costs related to the purchase and manufacture of goods sold by the Company. Among these costs are inbound freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, depreciation expense, internal transfer costs and warehousing costs of raw material, work in process and packing materials. The warehousing and distribution costs of finished goods are included in delivery, sales and administrative expense (“DS&A”). Distribution costs are comprised of outbound freight and associated labor costs. Fees billed to customers associated with the distribution of products are classified as revenue. The distribution costs included in DS&A expense for the third quarters of 2015 and 2014 were $32.7 million and $36.8 million, respectively, and $103.2 million and $116.8 million for the year-to-date periods ended September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014, respectively.