PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	September 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
	(In thousands)
Land	$	109,557		$	105,165
Buildings	1,164,486			1,131,379
Machinery and equipment	1,766,102			1,657,573
Autos and trucks	50,076			53,408
Construction-in-progress	181,368			152,619
PP&E, gross	3,271,589			3,100,144
Accumulated depreciation	(1,821,237		)	(1,747,615		)
PP&E, net	$	1,450,352		$	1,352,529