Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]



(In thousands)	2014		2013
Land and land improvements	$	27,329	$	27,465
Buildings	298,170		284,484
Machinery and equipment	492,646		470,748
Construction and equipment installation in progress	27,704		24,209
	845,849		806,906
Less: accumulated depreciation	534,841		539,505
	$	311,008	$	267,401

Total depreciation expense was $46.1 million, $36.3 million and $34.1 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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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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