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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill | Goodwill:
| Mohawk |  | Dal-Tile |  | Unilin |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 199,132 |  |  | 1,186,913 |  |  | 1,327,151 |  |  | 2,713,196 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (199,132 | ) |  | (531,930 | ) |  | (596,363 | ) |  | (1,327,425 | )
| $ | — |  |  | 654,983 |  |  | 730,788 |  |  | 1,385,771 |
Goodwill acquired during the period | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,501 |  |  | 24,501 |
Currency translation during the period | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16,210 | ) |  | (16,210 | )
Balance as of March 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 199,132 |  |  | 1,186,913 |  |  | 1,335,442 |  |  | 2,721,487 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (199,132 | ) |  | (531,930 | ) |  | (596,363 | ) |  | (1,327,425 | )
| $ | — |  |  | 654,983 |  |  | 739,079 |  |  | 1,394,062 |
Schedule of indefinite life assets not subject to amortization | Intangible assets:
Indefinite life assets not subject to amortization: | Tradenames
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 455,503 |
Intangible assets recognized during the period | 16,835 |
Currency translation during the period | (8,067 | )
Balance as of March 30, 2013 | $ | 464,271 |
Schedule of intangible assets subject to amortization |
Intangible assets subject to amortization: | Customer relationships |  | Patents |  | Other |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 26,210 |  |  | 71,031 |  |  | 1,055 |  |  | 98,296 |
Intangible assets acquired during the period | — |  |  | 15,188 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,188 |
Amortization during the period | (1,219 | ) |  | (4,726 | ) |  | (29 | ) |  | (5,974 | )
Currency translation during the period | — |  |  | (2,305 | ) |  | (120 | ) |  | (2,425 | )
Balance as of March 30, 2013 | $ | 24,991 |  |  | 79,188 |  |  | 906 |  |  | 105,085 |
Schedule of intangible assets amortization expense |
| Three Months Ended
| March 30, 2013 |  | March 31, 2012
Amortization expense | $ | 5,974 |  |  | 16,261 |

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