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Intangbile assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (in thousands):
| December 28, 2013 |  | December 29, 2012
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 92,002 |  |  | $ | 92,002 |
| 92,002 |  |  | 92,002 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Routes | 259,326 |  |  | 61,951 |
Permits | 321,763 |  |  | 251,550 |
Non-compete agreements | 7,218 |  |  | 3,654 |
Trade names | 12,698 |  |  | 539 |
Royalty, consulting and leasehold | 727 |  |  | 727 |
| 601,732 |  |  | 318,421 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (38,231 | ) |  | (27,681 | )
Permits | (63,145 | ) |  | (43,209 | )
Non-compete agreements | (2,352 | ) |  | (1,525 | )
Trade names | (724 | ) |  | (73 | )
Royalty, consulting and leasehold | (618 | ) |  | (533 | )
| (105,070 | ) |  | (73,021 | )
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 588,664 |  |  | $ | 337,402 |

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