PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

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

	December 31, 2017			December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
Land	$	205,087		$	150,127
Buildings	1,681,610			1,487,353
Machinery and equipment	2,533,522			2,268,526
Autos and trucks	58,159			58,454
Construction-in-progress	187,094			255,086
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,665,472			4,219,546
Accumulated depreciation	(2,570,325		)	(2,385,561		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,095,147		$	1,833,985