Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2014

Property Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

D. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment were as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Land and improvements	$	16,311	$	16,506
Buildings and improvements		123,126		118,460
Manufacturing equipment		242,978		222,810
Office, warehouse and automotive equipment		39,219		35,887
Additions in progress		12,117		14,224
Total property, plant and equipment		433,751		407,887
Accumulated depreciation		(272,521)		(256,170)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	161,230	$	151,717

Depreciation expense was $24.1 million in 2014, $23.4 million in 2013 and $22.2 million in 2012.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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