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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015
Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Lives | The Company generally depreciates the cost of its property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:
| Estimated Useful Lives
| (in years)
Land | Indefinite
Buildings | 20 - 40
Machinery and equipment | 3 - 20
Furniture and fixtures | 5 - 10
Computer hardware and software | 3 - 8
Vehicles | 3 - 5

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