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Intangbile assets | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016
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 2, 2016 |  | January 3, 2015
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 52,466 |  |  | $ | 120,330 |
| 52,466 |  |  | 120,330 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Routes | 390,888 |  |  | 437,816 |
Permits | 494,754 |  |  | 523,398 |
Non-compete agreements | 6,996 |  |  | 7,583 |
Trade names | 75,825 |  |  | 11,983 |
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 14,139 |  |  | 16,212 |
| 982,602 |  |  | 996,992 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (99,819 | ) |  | (75,308 | )
Permits | (134,752 | ) |  | (101,010 | )
Non-compete agreements | (4,628 | ) |  | (3,595 | )
Trade names | (11,959 | ) |  | (3,420 | )
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (1,561 | ) |  | (1,576 | )
| (252,719 | ) |  | (184,909 | )
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 782,349 |  |  | $ | 932,413 |
Gross intangible routes, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles partially decreased in fiscal 2015 as a result of approximately $7.7 million of asset retirements. Amortization expense for the three years ended January 2, 2016, January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013, was approximately $83.3 million, $83.6 million and $32.1 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $76.3 million, $75.0 million, $72.6 million, $71.5 million and $71.0 million.

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