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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Intangible Asset Disclosure Text Block [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):
| March 31, 2018 |  | December 30, 2017
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 55,473 |  |  | $ | 54,682 |
| 55,473 |  |  | 54,682 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Routes | 392,477 |  |  | 397,808 |
Permits | 515,830 |  |  | 512,659 |
Non-compete agreements | 3,890 |  |  | 3,963 |
Trade names | 76,354 |  |  | 76,558 |
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 15,162 |  |  | 14,666 |
| 1,003,713 |  |  | 1,005,654 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (140,001 | ) |  | (136,592 | )
Permits | (221,317 | ) |  | (211,264 | )
Non-compete agreements | (2,497 | ) |  | (2,387 | )
Trade names | (31,839 | ) |  | (30,235 | )
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (3,677 | ) |  | (3,358 | )
| (399,331 | ) |  | (383,836 | )
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 659,855 |  |  | $ | 676,500 |

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