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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Components of amortized intangible assets |
|  | March 30, 2013
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|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 173,409 |  | $ | 65,701 |  | 13 years
Proprietary Software & Database |  |  | 3,078 |  |  | 2,820 |  | 6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology |  |  | 9,591 |  |  | 5,701 |  | 8 years
Non-compete Agreements |  |  | 1,799 |  |  | 1,560 |  | 6 years
|  | $ | 187,877 |  | $ | 75,782 |  |
|  | December 29, 2012
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|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships |  | $ | 170,556 |  | $ | 62,957 |  | 13 years
Proprietary Software & Database |  |  | 3,073 |  |  | 2,795 |  | 6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology |  |  | 9,953 |  |  | 5,517 |  | 8 years
Non-compete Agreements |  |  | 1,807 |  |  | 1,542 |  | 6 years
|  | $ | 185,389 |  | $ | 72,811 |  |
Amortization expense for intangible assets |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  |
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|  | $ | 4,238 |  | $ | 3,545 |  |
Schedule of future estimated amortization expense |
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense |
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2013 |  | $ | 15,673 |
2014 |  |  | 15,045 |
2015 |  |  | 14,202 |
2016 |  |  | 13,659 |
2017 |  |  | 13,626 |
Non-amortized intangible assets |
|  | March 30, 2013 |  | December 29, 2012 |  | Year Acquired |
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Webforge |  | $ | 16,411 |  | $ | 17,411 |  |  | 2010 |
Newmark |  |  | 11,111 |  |  | 11,111 |  |  | 2004 |
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products |  |  | 8,661 |  |  | 9,189 |  |  | 2010 |
Donhad |  |  | 6,534 |  |  | 6,932 |  |  | 2010 |
Industrial Galvanizers |  |  | 3,799 |  |  | 4,030 |  |  | 2010 |
Other |  |  | 13,153 |  |  | 11,019 |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 59,669 |  | $ | 59,692 |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill |
|  | Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment |  | Utility Support Structures Segment |  | Coatings Segment |  | Irrigation Segment |  | Other |  | Total |
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Balance at December 29, 2012 |  | $ | 155,185 |  | $ | 77,141 |  | $ | 77,053 |  | $ | 2,517 |  | $ | 18,895 |  | $ | 330,791 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 16,740 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,740 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (6,238 | ) |  | — |  |  | (397 | ) |  | 7 |  |  | (1,085 | ) |  | (7,713 | )
Other |  |  | 1,737 |  |  | (1,737 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at March 30, 2013 |  | $ | 167,424 |  | $ | 75,404 |  | $ | 76,656 |  | $ | 2,524 |  | $ | 17,810 |  | $ | 339,818 |

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