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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
 
 
September 24,
 
 
September 26,
 
 
Estimated
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
Useful Lives (in years)
 
   
(in thousands)
             
                             
Land
  $ 2,512     $ 2,496         -    
Buildings
    26,741       26,741       15 - 39.5  
Plant machinery
and equipment
    227,614       210,728       5 - 20  
Marketing equipment
    278,299       266,047       5 - 7  
Transportation
equipment
    7,637       6,866         5    
Office equipment
    22,136       20,586       3 - 5  
Improvements
    34,750       28,725       5 - 20  
Construction in
Progress
    5,356       9,486         -    
Total property, plant
and equipment
  $ 605,045     $ 571,675              
 
Depreciation expense was $34,536,000, $32,356,000 and $31,660,000 for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively
.