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Intangbile assets | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2021
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, 2021 |  | December 28, 2019
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 55,349 |  |  | $ | 52,733 |
| 55,349 |  |  | 52,733 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |
Routes | 397,342 |  |  | 382,263 |
Permits | 494,191 |  |  | 483,593 |
Non-compete agreements | 3,300 |  |  | 3,840 |
Trade names | 65,675 |  |  | 65,670 |
Royalty, product development, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 25,909 |  |  | 20,737 |
| 986,417 |  |  | 956,103 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Routes | (203,392) |  |  | (169,050) |
Permits | (315,246) |  |  | (272,213) |
Non-compete agreements | (2,981) |  |  | (3,111) |
Trade names | (39,491) |  |  | (32,890) |
Royalty, product development, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (6,976) |  |  | (5,178) |
| (568,086) |  |  | (482,442) |
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 473,680 |  |  | $ | 526,394 |
Gross intangible routes, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles changed due to acquired intangibles of approximately $6.5 million, a decrease of approximately $5.8 million as a result of asset retirements and a decrease of approximately $3.0 million due to asset impairment and the remaining change is due to foreign exchange impact. Amortization expense for the three years ended January 2, 2021, December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, was approximately $74.0 million, $73.6 million and $75.2 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $67.9 million, $65.9 million, $64.8 million, $44.2 million and $36.7 million.

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