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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
Summary of goodwill activity |
|  | Year Ended |
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|  | December 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 115,489 |  | $ | 112,296 |
Additions due to business combinations |  |  | 14,776 |  |  | 4,097 |
Adjustments |  |  | — |  |  | (904 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 130,265 |  | $ | 115,489 |
Schedule of gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets |
|  |  |  | December 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
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|  | Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years) |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core and developed technology |  | 10 |  | $ | 95,420 |  | $ | (30,145 | ) | $ | 79,500 |  | $ | (30,432 | )
Customer relationships |  | 9 |  |  | 8,100 |  |  | (1,057 | ) |  | 2,510 |  |  | (523 | )
Patents |  | 6 |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | (250 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Trademarks |  | 12 |  |  | 910 |  |  | (38 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | 10 |  |  | 107,430 |  |  | (31,490 | ) |  | 82,010 |  |  | (30,955 | )
Not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In-process research and development |  | Not amortized |  |  | 14,810 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,950 |  |  | — |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  | $ | 122,240 |  | $ | (31,490 | ) | $ | 90,960 |  | $ | (30,955 | )
Schedule of estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization for each of the five succeeding fiscal years |
Fiscal Year |  |  |
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2013 |  | $ | 11,213 |
2014 |  |  | 10,372 |
2015 |  |  | 9,981 |
2016 |  |  | 9,331 |
2017 |  |  | 8,364 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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