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Intangbile assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (in thousands):
| December 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 54,682 |  |  | $ | 51,687 |
| 54,682 |  |  | 51,687 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Routes | 397,808 |  |  | 374,989 |
Permits | 512,659 |  |  | 493,311 |
Non-compete agreements | 3,963 |  |  | 3,638 |
Trade names | 76,558 |  |  | 76,033 |
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 14,666 |  |  | 13,456 |
| 1,005,654 |  |  | 961,427 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (136,592 | ) |  | (105,934 | )
Permits | (211,264 | ) |  | (170,165 | )
Non-compete agreements | (2,387 | ) |  | (1,788 | )
Trade names | (30,235 | ) |  | (21,042 | )
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (3,358 | ) |  | (2,258 | )
| (383,836 | ) |  | (301,187 | )
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 676,500 |  |  | $ | 711,927 |

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