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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
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 28,    

September 30,

    

Estimated

  
   

2024

    

2023

     Useful Lives (in years)  
   

(in thousands)

            
                           

Land

   $ 3,684     $ 3,684     -  

Buildings and improvements

     122,919       96,857     5 - 39.5  

Plant machinery and equipment

     475,194       445,299     5 - 20  

Marketing equipment

     317,269       296,482     5 - 7  

Transportation equipment

     15,796       14,367     5  

Office equipment

     48,589       47,393    

3

 - 5  

Construction in Progress

     28,592       56,116     -  
      1,012,043       960,198            

Less accumulated depreciation

     620,858       574,295            

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 391,185     $ 385,903            

 

 

Depreciation expense was $63.4 million, $56.6 million, and $49.7 million for fiscal years 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.