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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Inventories

The composition of inventories is as follows:

			December 31, 2022						December 25, 2021
			(in thousands)
Raw materials and supplies			$	38,892					$	33,118
Work in process			48,367						40,268
Finished products			168,550						125,760
Inventories			$	255,809					$	199,146

Composition of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

The composition of property, plant and equipment, net is as follows:

			December 31, 2022						December 25, 2021
			(in thousands)
Land			$	58,192					$	59,486
Buildings (1)			963,717						987,544
Machinery and equipment (1)			850,353						760,353
Leasehold improvements			294,275						141,525
Furniture and fixtures			27,317						22,520
Computer hardware and software (1)			227,797						210,582
Vehicles (1)			5,421						6,897
Construction in progress			199,713						205,141
Total			2,626,785						2,394,048
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(1,161,130)						(1,102,980)
Property, plant and equipment, net			$	1,465,655					$	1,291,068
(1) These balances include assets under finance leases. See Note 14, “Leases.”

Schedule of Property, Plant, and Equipment Estimated 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 follow:

			Estimated Useful Lives
			(in years)
Land			Indefinite
Buildings and building improvements			10 - 40
Machinery and equipment			3 - 20
Furniture and fixtures			5 - 10
Computer hardware and software			3 - 8
Vehicles			3 - 5

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