PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

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	2 to 10 years
Other equipment	3 to 10 years

ROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:



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

2018

Cost
Balance, December 31, 2017		$	70,003			$	512,398			$	1,039,974			$	175,640			$	77,389			$	1,875,404
Additions		1,051				9,650				49,560				3,065				47,406				110,732
Transfers		—				33,932				31,735				1,498				(67,165		)		—
Disposals		(97		)		(5,095		)		(35,924		)		(21,002		)		—				(62,118		)
Balance, December 30, 2018		$	70,957			$	550,885			$	1,085,345			$	159,201			$	57,630			$	1,924,018

Accumulated depreciation
Balance, December 31, 2017		$	—			$	157,040			$	571,847			$	110,699			$	—			$	839,586
Depreciation		—				24,781				91,081				9,935				—				125,797
Disposals		—				—				(22,510		)		(9,330		)		—				(31,840		)
Balance, December 30, 2018		$	—			$	181,821			$	640,418			$	111,304			$	—			$	933,543
Carrying amount, December 30, 2018		$	70,957			$	369,064			$	444,927			$	47,897			$	57,630			$	990,475



	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

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:



	2018		2017

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 9)	$	125,797	$	136,233
Adjustment for the variation of depreciation of property, plant and equipment included in inventories at the beginning and end of the year	4,940		323
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment included in net earnings	130,737		136,556
Amortization of intangible assets, excluding software (note 10)	22,864		20,786
Amortization of software (note 10)	4,475		4,808
Depreciation and amortization included in net earnings	$	158,076	$	162,150