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Intangbile assets | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS | INTANGIBLE ASSETS The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (in thousands):
| January 3, 2015 |  | December 28, 2013
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 120,330 |  |  | $ | 92,002 |
| 120,330 |  |  | 92,002 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Routes | 437,816 |  |  | 259,326 |
Permits | 523,398 |  |  | 321,763 |
Non-compete agreements | 7,583 |  |  | 7,218 |
Trade names | 11,983 |  |  | 12,698 |
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 16,212 |  |  | 727 |
| 996,992 |  |  | 601,732 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (75,308 | ) |  | (38,231 | )
Permits | (101,010 | ) |  | (63,145 | )
Non-compete agreements | (3,595 | ) |  | (2,352 | )
Trade names | (3,420 | ) |  | (724 | )
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (1,576 | ) |  | (618 | )
| (184,909 | ) |  | (105,070 | )
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 932,413 |  |  | $ | 588,664 |
Gross intangible routes, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles increased in fiscal 2014 mainly due to the VION Acquisition and increased in fiscal 2013 mainly due to the Rothsay Acquisition and Terra Transaction. Amortization expense for the three years ended January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, was approximately $83.6 million, $32.1 million and $28.1 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $80.4 million, $75.0 million, $73.6 million, $71.0 million and $69.8 million.

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