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Business Acquisitions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition | The preliminary purchase price allocation of $52.1 million, net of $7.2 million in cash acquired, is as follows:
| October 29, 2014
| (in thousands)
Current assets (excluding cash) | 4,648 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,579 |
Definite-lived intangible assets | 23,920 |
Goodwill | 34,927 |
Current liabilities | (3,515 | )
Long-term liabilities | (9,486 | )
Total purchase price allocation | $ | 52,073 |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination | The breakout of definite-lived intangible assets acquired is as follows:
| October 29, 2014 |  | Weighted average amortization life
| (in thousands) |  | (in years)
Client relationships | $ | 19,000 |  |  | 13
Other intangible assets | 4,920 |  |  | 9
Total definite-lived intangible assets | $ | 23,920 |  |  |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Acquired | The purchase price allocation of $183.6 million, net of $8.2 million of cash acquired, was as follows (in thousands):
Current assets (excluding cash) | $ | 31,682 |
Property, plant and equipment | 21,008 |
Other long term assets | 11,140 |
Definite-lived intangible assets | 104,470 |
Goodwill | 65,235 |
Current liabilities | (13,139 | )
Long term liabilities | (36,802 | )
Total purchase price allocation | $ | 183,594 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination | The breakout of definite-lived intangible assets acquired was as follows:
| Definite-Lived Intangible Assets |  | Weighted Average Amortization Life
| (in thousands) |  | (in years)
Client relationships | $ | 94,000 |  |  | 18
Backlog | 5,900 |  |  | 1
Trademark and trade names | 1,170 |  |  | 3
Leasehold interests | 1,000 |  |  | 13
Other intangible assets | 2,400 |  |  | 19
Total definite-lived intangible assets | $ | 104,470 |  |  |

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