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Investments and Other | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Investments And Other [Abstract] |
Investments and Other | Note 4 – Investments and Other Investments and other consisted of the following:
|  |  | December 28, |  | December 29,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  | $ | 205,556 |  | $ | 191,075
Non-current deferred foreign, state and local income taxes |  |  | 48,470 |  |  | 37,737
Notes receivable (1) |  |  | 10,836 |  |  | 9,851
Auction rate securities, net of temporary impairment |  |  | 2,654 |  |  | 2,816
Distribution rights and exclusivity agreements, net of amortization |  |  | 3,321 |  |  | 4,030
Security deposits |  |  | 3,341 |  |  | 3,291
Debt issuance costs, net of amortization |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 7,207
Acquisition related indemnification |  |  | 13,880 |  |  | 14,168
Acquisition related loan receivable (2) |  |  | 145,000 |  |  | -
Other long-term assets |  |  | 26,876 |  |  | 22,759
| Total |  | $ | 461,945 |  | $ | 292,934
(1) | Long-term notes receivable carry interest rates ranging from 2.17% to 12.0% and are due in varying installments through
| December 31, 2020.
(2) | See Note 9 - Business Acquisitions, Divestiture and Other Transaction for additional details of the loan receivable from
| BioHorizons, Inc.
Amortization expense related to other long-term assets for the years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $6.0 million, $4.6 million and $4.0 million.

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