Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

The principal categories and estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment were as follows:


	Oct. 2,		Jan. 2,		Oct. 3,		Estimated
In Thousands	2011		2011		2010		Useful Lives

Land	$	12,707	$	12,965	$	12,966
Buildings		119,530		119,471		117,131	10-50 years
Machinery and equipment		138,865		136,821		132,088	5-20 years
Transportation equipment		154,611		147,960		151,215	4-17 years
Furniture and fixtures		40,294		37,120		35,613	4-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		316,495		312,176		314,352	6-15 years
Leasehold and land improvements		73,494		69,996		67,152	5-20 years
Software for internal use		72,758		70,891		68,449	3-10 years
Construction in progress		2,468		8,733		2,944

Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		931,222		916,133		901,910
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		617,711		593,990		589,151

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	313,511	$	322,143	$	312,759

Depreciation and amortization expense was $15.7 million and $14.9 million in the third quarter of 2011 (“Q3 2011”) and the third quarter of 2010 (“Q3 2010”), respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $45.8 million and $44.2 million in the first nine months of 2011 (“YTD 2011”) and the first nine months of 2010 (“YTD 2010”), respectively. These amounts included amortization expense for leased property under capital leases.

During Q3 2010, the Company performed a review of property, plant and equipment for potential impairment of held-for-sale assets. As a result of this review, $.4 million was recorded to impairment expense for four Company-owned sales distribution centers held-for-sale.

In Q3 2010, the Company also recorded accelerated depreciation of $.4 million for property, plant and equipment which was scheduled to be replaced in the first quarter of 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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