PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, consist of the following:



	2018		2017
Land and improvements	$	99,797	$	93,258
Buildings and improvements	348,836		350,937
Machinery and equipment	549,311		588,439
Transportation equipment	24,380		23,682
Office furniture and equipment	85,239		82,025
Construction in progress	53,302		27,346
	$	1,160,865	$	1,165,687

The Company leases certain facilities, machinery, computer equipment and transportation equipment under operating leases with unexpired terms ranging from one to twenty years. Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $25,549, $25,612, and $24,756 for fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Minimum lease payments under operating leases expiring subsequent to December 29, 2018 are:



Fiscal year ending
2019	$	18,757
2020	16,830
2021	13,992
2022	11,932
2023	8,866
Subsequent	76,438
Total minimum lease payments	$	146,815