PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, plant and equipment [abstract]

Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment

The cost of property, plant and equipment less its residual value, if any, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:



Asset	Useful life
Buildings and improvements	5 to 40 years
Manufacturing equipment	3 to 10 years
Other equipment	2 to 25 years

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:



	Land			Buildings and improvements				Manufacturing equipment				Other equipment				Assets not yet utilized in operations				Total

2017
Cost
Balance, January 1, 2017		$	69,373		$	504,186			$	997,993			$	167,651			$	50,607			$	1,789,810
Additions		630			7,515				17,565				10,852				55,640				92,202
Additions through business acquisitions		—			29				4,153				356				—				4,538
Transfers		—			2,601				25,062				1,195				(28,858		)		—
Disposals		—			(1,933		)		(4,799		)		(4,414		)		—				(11,146		)
Balance, December 31, 2017		$	70,003		$	512,398			$	1,039,974			$	175,640			$	77,389			$	1,875,404

Accumulated depreciation
Balance, January 1, 2017		$	—		$	132,976			$	483,742			$	96,209			$	—			$	712,927
Depreciation		—			24,719				92,904				18,610				—				136,233
Disposals		—			(655		)		(4,799		)		(4,120		)		—				(9,574		)
Balance, December 31, 2017		$	—		$	157,040			$	571,847			$	110,699			$	—			$	839,586
Carrying amount, December 31, 2017		$	70,003		$	355,358			$	468,127			$	64,941			$	77,389			$	1,035,818



	Land			Buildings and improvements				Manufacturing equipment				Other equipment				Assets not yet utilized in operations				Total

2016
Cost
Balance, January 3, 2016		$	65,687		$	439,276			$	903,502			$	156,492			$	75,576			$	1,640,533
Additions		2,727			17,390				46,165				9,870				50,607				126,759
Additions through business acquisitions		839			17,672				12,651				617				—				31,779
Transfers from assets held for sale		120			3,855				—				248				—				4,223
Transfers		—			28,028				45,140				2,408				(75,576		)		—
Disposals		—			(2,035		)		(9,465		)		(1,984		)		—				(13,484		)
Balance, January 1, 2017		$	69,373		$	504,186			$	997,993			$	167,651			$	50,607			$	1,789,810

Accumulated depreciation
Balance, January 3, 2016		$	—		$	109,204			$	404,663			$	82,277			$	—			$	596,144
Depreciation		—			22,828				86,242				15,668				—				124,738
Transfers from assets held for sale		—			1,732				—				248				—				1,980
Disposals		—			(788		)		(7,163		)		(1,984		)		—				(9,935		)
Balance, January 1, 2017		$	—		$	132,976			$	483,742			$	96,209			$	—			$	712,927
Carrying amount, January 1, 2017		$	69,373		$	371,210			$	514,251			$	71,442			$	50,607			$	1,076,883

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:



	2017		2016

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 9)	$	136,233	$	124,738
Adjustment for the variation of depreciation of property, plant and equipment included in inventories at the beginning and end of the year	323		(5,430		)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment included in net earnings	136,556		119,308
Amortization of intangible assets, excluding software (note 10)	20,786		18,106
Amortization of software (note 10)	4,808		3,183
Depreciation and amortization included in net earnings	$	162,150	$	140,597