PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	September 24, 2017			December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Land	$	204,176		$	150,127
Buildings	1,650,262			1,487,353
Machinery and equipment	2,442,031			2,268,526
Autos and trucks	56,641			58,454
Construction-in-progress	237,323			255,086
PP&E, gross	4,590,433			4,219,546
Accumulated depreciation	(2,514,086		)	(2,385,561		)
PP&E, net	$	2,076,347		$	1,833,985