PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

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 20 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

2019

Cost
Balance, December 30, 2018		$	70,957			$	550,885			$	1,085,345			$	159,201			$	57,630			$	1,924,018
Additions		49,791				10,585				37,461				7,663				37,433				142,933
Transfers		—				5,169				43,564				8,660				(57,393		)		—
Disposals		(270		)		(7,792		)		(16,533		)		(4,163		)		—				(28,758		)
Balance, December 29, 2019		$	120,478			$	558,847			$	1,149,837			$	171,361			$	37,670			$	2,038,193

Accumulated depreciation
Balance, December 30, 2018		$	—			$	181,821			$	640,418			$	111,304			$	—			$	933,543
Depreciation		—				25,037				79,335				13,573				—				117,945
Disposals		—				(2,899		)		(11,932		)		(3,001		)		—				(17,832		)
Write-downs and impairments		—				1,875				6,657				1,025				—				9,557
Balance, December 29, 2019		$	—			$	205,834			$	714,478			$	122,901			$	—			$	1,043,213
Carrying amount, December 29, 2019		$	120,478			$	353,013			$	435,359			$	48,460			$	37,670			$	994,980



	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

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:



	2019		2018

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 8)	$	117,945	$	125,797
Depreciation of right-of-use assets (note 9)	13,295		—
Adjustment for the variation of depreciation included in inventories at the beginning and end of the year	3,059		4,940
Amortization of intangible assets, excluding software (note 10)	17,289		22,864
Amortization of software (note 10)	5,206		4,475
Depreciation and amortization included in net earnings	$	156,794	$	158,076