Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	At
	January 1, 2016			January 2, 2015
Manufacturing machinery and equipment	$	285,068		$	167,173
Buildings and building improvements	130,184			89,258
Information technology hardware and software	43,947			31,725
Leasehold improvements	36,745			31,170
Furniture and fixtures	16,243			14,045
Land and land improvements	21,774			10,816
Construction work in process	76,835			14,129
Other	852			629
	611,648			358,945
Accumulated depreciation	(232,156		)	(214,020		)
Total	$	379,492		$	144,925

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	January 1, 2016		January 2, 2015		January 3, 2014
Depreciation expense	$	27,136	$	23,320	$	22,799

Construction work in process at January 1, 2016 and January 2, 2015 includes asset purchases related to the Company’s 2014 investment in capacity and capabilities initiatives. Additionally, construction work in process also relates to routine purchases of machinery, equipment, and information technology assets to support normal recurring operations. Refer to Note 13 “Other Operating Expenses, Net” for a description of the Company’s significant capital investment projects.