PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	March 26, 2017			December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Land	$	162,010		$	112,132
Buildings	1,247,579			1,169,984
Machinery and equipment	1,839,555			1,789,550
Autos and trucks	48,214			50,964
Construction-in-progress	301,451			231,874
PP&E, gross	3,598,809			3,354,504
Accumulated depreciation	(1,888,966		)	(1,848,564		)
PP&E, net	$	1,709,843		$	1,505,940