PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), net consisted of the following:

	March 27, 2016			December 27, 2015
	(In thousands)
Land	$	105,961		$	105,165
Buildings	1,155,520			1,131,379
Machinery and equipment	1,707,421			1,657,573
Autos and trucks	53,206			53,408
Construction-in-progress	111,236			152,619
PP&E, gross	3,133,344			3,100,144
Accumulated depreciation	(1,782,454		)	(1,747,615		)
PP&E, net	$	1,350,890		$	1,352,529