Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

5.Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

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

(in thousands)	October 1, 2017		January 1, 2017		Estimated Useful Lives
Land	$	76,573	$	68,541
Buildings		220,789		201,247	8-50 years
Machinery and equipment		296,473		229,119	5-20 years
Transportation equipment		333,067		316,929	4-20 years
Furniture and fixtures		86,779		78,219	3-10 years
Cold drink dispensing equipment		501,920		484,771	5-17 years
Leasehold and land improvements		117,087		112,393	5-20 years
Software for internal use		112,192		105,405	3-10 years
Construction in progress		26,688		14,818
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost		1,771,568		1,611,442
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		832,298		798,453
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	939,270	$	812,989

There was $38.4 million of property, plant and equipment, net related to territory exchanges and acquisitions that closed on October 2, 2017, which was classified as held for sale as of October 1, 2017. Refer to Note 24 for additional information.

The growth in the property, plant and equipment, net balance at October 1, 2017, as compared to January 1, 2017, is primarily a result of property, plant and equipment acquired through the completion of the YTD 2017 Expansion Transactions and property, plant and equipment acquired through the normal course of business.

Depreciation and amortization expense, which includes both amortization expense for leased property under capital leases and amortization of the deferred liability associated with the fee received from CCR upon conversion of the Company’s bottling agreements to the Final CBA (as defined in Note 6) on March 31, 2017, was $38.4 million in the third quarter of 2017, $30.0 million in the third quarter of 2016, $108.7 million in the first three quarters of 2017 and $79.9 million in the first three quarters of 2016.