PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	June 25, 2017			December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Land	$	164,157		$	112,132
Buildings	1,256,981			1,169,984
Machinery and equipment	1,888,854			1,789,550
Autos and trucks	47,840			50,964
Construction-in-progress	268,175			231,874
PP&E, gross	3,626,007			3,354,504
Accumulated depreciation	(1,904,059		)	(1,848,564		)
PP&E, net	$	1,721,948		$	1,505,940