PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	December 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
	(In thousands)
Land	$	112,132		$	105,165
Buildings	1,169,984			1,131,379
Machinery and equipment	1,789,550			1,657,573
Autos and trucks	50,964			53,408
Construction-in-progress	231,874			152,619
Property, plant and equipment, gross	3,354,504			3,100,144
Accumulated depreciation	(1,848,564		)	(1,747,615		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,505,940		$	1,352,529