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IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Identified Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | 9. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS Identified intangible assets consisted of the following:
|  | Useful Life |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying
|  | (Years) |  | Original Cost |  | Amortization |  | Amount
|  | (In thousands)
December 25, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 3–15 |  | $ | 40,143 |  | $ | (27,445 | ) |  | $ | 12,698
Customer relationships |  | 13 |  |  | 51,000 |  |  | (19,615 | ) |  |  | 31,385
Non-compete agreements |  | 3 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (300 | ) |  |  | —
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 91,443 |  |  | (47,360 | ) |  |  | 44,083
December 30, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 3–15 |  |  | 40,143 |  |  | (29,263 | ) |  |  | 10,880
Customer relationships |  | 13 |  |  | 51,000 |  |  | (23,614 | ) |  |  | 27,386
Non-compete agreements |  | 3 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (300 | ) |  |  | —
Total intangible assets |  |  |  | $ | 91,443 |  | $ | (53,177 | ) |  | $ | 38,266
We recognized amortization expense related to identified intangible assets of $5.8 million in 2012, $5.7 million in 2011 and $5.7 million in 2010. We expect to recognize amortization expense associated with identified intangible assets of $5.7 million in each year from 2013 through 2016 and $5.8 million in 2017.

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