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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2025
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of carrying amount of goodwill | As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment were as follows:
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Infrastructure |  | Agriculture |  | Total
Gross balance as of December 28, 2024 | ​ | $ | 470,988 | ​ | $ | 322,241 | ​ | $ | 793,229
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ |  | (49,382) | ​ |  | (120,000) | ​ |  | (169,382)
Balance as of December 28, 2024 | ​ |  | 421,606 | ​ |  | 202,241 | ​ | ​ | 623,847
Impairment | ​ | ​ | (64,869) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (64,869)
Foreign currency translation | ​ |  | 9,964 | ​ | ​ | 1,019 | ​ |  | 10,983
Balance as of September 27, 2025 | ​ | $ | 366,701 | ​ | $ | 203,260 | ​ | $ | 569,961
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Infrastructure |  | Agriculture |  | Total
Gross balance as of September 27, 2025 | ​ | $ | 480,952 | ​ | $ | 323,260 | ​ | $ | 804,212
Accumulated impairment losses | ​ | ​ | (114,251) | ​ | ​ | (120,000) | ​ | ​ | (234,251)
Balance as of September 27, 2025 | ​ | $ | 366,701 | ​ | $ | 203,260 | ​ | $ | 569,961
Schedule of components of intangible assets | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | September 27, 2025 |  | December 28, 2024
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | Gross | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Carrying | ​ | Accumulated |  | Carrying | ​ | Accumulated
​ |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amortization
Amortizing intangible assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Customer relationships | ​ | $ | 218,843 | ​ | $ | 162,804 | ​ | $ | 230,063 | ​ | $ | 166,516
Patents and proprietary technology | ​ |  | 28,032 | ​ |  | 15,881 | ​ |  | 26,225 | ​ |  | 13,829
Trade names | ​ |  | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | 2,870 | ​ |  | 2,654
Other | ​ |  | 614 | ​ |  | 572 | ​ |  | 4,430 | ​ |  | 4,245
Non-amortizing intangible assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Trade names | ​ | ​ | 55,185 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 57,738 | ​ | ​ | —
​ | ​ | $ | 302,674 | ​ | $ | 179,257 | ​ | $ | 321,326 | ​ | $ | 187,244

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