Cost of property and equipment and their estimated useful lives is as follows:
Useful life (years)January 3,
2026
December 28,
2024
Buildings39.5$78,585 $76,677 
Laboratory and production equipment
5-7
55,387 53,981 
Air transportation equipment5— 2,952 
Computer equipment and software
3-5
61,126 57,312 
Furniture and fixtures
3-5
6,649 6,282 
Automobiles
3-5
653 637 
Leasehold improvements
3-5
10,839 12,611 
Land improvements153,274 3,218 
216,513 213,670 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization134,578 130,088 
81,935 83,582 
Land6,650 6,363 
Deposits and projects in process5,798 4,620 
$94,383 $94,565 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2026Mar 16, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 12, 2025
2023Feb 27, 2024
2022Feb 28, 2023
2021Mar 2, 2021
2019Feb 25, 2020
2018Feb 26, 2019
2017Feb 28, 2018
2016Mar 1, 2017

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.