Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

4.Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

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

(in thousands)	April 2, 2017		January 1, 2017		Estimated Useful Lives
Land	$	76,022	$	68,541
Buildings		217,218		201,247	8-50 years
Machinery and equipment		268,718		229,119	5-20 years
Transportation equipment		332,496		316,929	4-20 years
Furniture and fixtures		82,022		78,219	3-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		521,128		484,771	5-17 years
Leasehold and land improvements		112,855		112,393	5-20 years
Software for internal use		107,221		105,405	3-10 years
Construction in progress		28,873		14,818
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,746,553		1,611,442
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		822,376		798,453
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	924,177	$	812,989

The growth in the property, plant and equipment balance at April 2, 2017, as compared to January 1, 2017, is primarily a result of property, plant and equipment acquired through the completion of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

Depreciation and amortization expense, which includes amortization expense for leased property under capital leases, was $33.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $23.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.