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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Components of amortized intangible assets |
|  | As of December 31, 2011
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|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 155,629 |  | $ | 50,107 |  | 13 years
Proprietary Software & Database |  |  | 3,116 |  |  | 2,711 |  | 6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology |  |  | 9,489 |  |  | 3,863 |  | 8 years
Non-compete Agreements |  |  | 1,812 |  |  | 1,307 |  | 6 years
|  | $ | 170,046 |  | $ | 57,988 |  |
|  | As of December 25, 2010
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|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 155,664 |  | $ | 37,932 |  | 13 years
Proprietary Software & Database |  |  | 2,609 |  |  | 2,568 |  | 6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology |  |  | 9,486 |  |  | 2,336 |  | 8 years
Non-compete Agreements |  |  | 1,674 |  |  | 1,054 |  | 6 years
|  | $ | 169,433 |  | $ | 43,890 |  |
Schedule of future estimated amortization expense |
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense |
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2012 |  | $ | 14,004 |
2013 |  |  | 13,112 |
2014 |  |  | 12,687 |
2015 |  |  | 11,821 |
2016 |  |  | 11,256 |
Non-amortized intangible assets |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  | December 25, 2010 |  | Year Acquired |
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Webforge |  | $ | 16,659 |  | $ | 16,478 |  |  | 2010 |
Newmark |  |  | 11,111 |  |  | 11,111 |  |  | 2004 |
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products |  |  | 8,792 |  |  | 8,795 |  |  | 2010 |
Donhad |  |  | 6,633 |  |  | 6,635 |  |  | 2010 |
PiRod |  |  | 1,750 |  |  | 4,750 |  |  | 2001 |
Industrial Galvanizers |  |  | 3,856 |  |  | 4,632 |  |  | 2010 |
Other |  |  | 7,224 |  |  | 7,591 |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 56,025 |  | $ | 59,992 |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill |
|  | Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment |  | Utility Support Structures Segment |  | Coatings Segment |  | Irrigation Segment |  | Other |  | Total |
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Balance December 25, 2010 |  | $ | 152,062 |  | $ | 77,141 |  | $ | 64,868 |  | $ | 2,064 |  | $ | 18,712 |  | $ | 314,847 |
Impairment |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (276 | ) |  | — |  |  | (276 | )
Acquisition |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 788 |  |  | — |  |  | 788 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (504 | ) |  |  |  |  | (48 | ) |  | — |  |  | (145 | ) |  | (697 | )
Balance December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 151,558 |  | $ | 77,141 |  | $ | 64,820 |  | $ | 2,576 |  | $ | 18,567 |  | $ | 314,662 |
|  | Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment |  | Utility Support Structures Segment |  | Coatings Segment |  | Irrigation Segment |  | Other |  | Total |
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Balance December 26, 2009 |  | $ | 55,338 |  | $ | 77,141 |  | $ | 43,777 |  | $ | 2,064 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 178,320 |
Acquisition |  |  | 95,843 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,906 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,547 |  |  | 135,296 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 881 |  |  | — |  |  | 185 |  |  | — |  |  | 165 |  |  | 1,231 |
Balance December 25, 2010 |  | $ | 152,062 |  | $ | 77,141 |  | $ | 64,868 |  | $ | 2,064 |  | $ | 18,712 |  | $ | 314,847 |

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