Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

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

In Thousands	April 1, 2012		Jan. 1, 2012		April 3, 2011		Estimated Useful Lives
Land	$	12,537	$	12,537	$	12,751
Buildings		118,623		118,603		119,339		10-50 years
Machinery and equipment		136,692		138,268		140,347		5-20 years
Transportation equipment		155,894		153,252		150,624		4-17 years
Furniture and fixtures		41,606		41,170		37,902		4-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		314,838		312,221		313,522		5-15 years
Leasehold and land improvements		75,129		74,500		71,380		5-20 years
Software for internal use		72,265		70,648		71,419		3-10 years
Construction in progress		2,230		3,796		4,580
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		929,814		924,995		921,864
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		620,878		612,206		602,182
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	308,936	$	312,789	$	319,682

Depreciation and amortization expense was $15.5 million and $14.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 (“Q1 2012”) and the first quarter of 2011 (“Q1 2011”), respectively. These amounts included amortization expense for leased property under capital leases.