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Intangbile assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2023
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):
| December 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |
Trade names | $ | 52,507 |  |  | $ | 51,639 |
| 52,507 |  |  | 51,639 |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets: |  |  |
Collection routes | 746,868 |  |  | 776,909 |
Customer relationships | 359,111 |  |  | 4,377 |
Permits | 559,483 |  |  | 557,083 |
Non-compete agreements | 395 |  |  | 695 |
Trade names | 85,561 |  |  | 76,549 |
Royalty, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | 20,613 |  |  | 20,971 |
| 1,772,031 |  |  | 1,436,584 |
Accumulated Amortization: |  |  |
Collection routes | (241,960) |  |  | (192,170) |
Customer relationships | (29,270) |  |  | (3,938) |
Permits | (407,713) |  |  | (368,005) |
Non-compete agreements | (345) |  |  | (563) |
Trade names | (63,660) |  |  | (53,486) |
Royalties, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold | (5,698) |  |  | (4,939) |
| (748,646) |  |  | (623,101) |
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 1,075,892 |  |  | $ | 865,122 |
Gross intangible collection routes, customer relationships, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles changed primarily due to acquisitions and additions of approximately $308.8 million and the remaining change is due to foreign exchange impact, impairments and retirements. Amortization expense for the three years ended December 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022, was approximately $124.8 million, $88.7 million and $67.4 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $124.1 million, $116.4 million, $106.6 million, $103.7 million and $100.5 million.

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