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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of intangible assets | The Company's intangible assets include facility management contracts, non-compete agreements, the BI trade name and technology as follows (in thousands):
| July 1, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Facility management contracts | $ | 158,588 |  |  | $ | (29,528 | ) |  | $ | 129,060 |  |  | $ | 158,604 |  |  | $ | (22,985 | ) |  | $ | 135,619 |
Covenants not to compete | 8,570 |  |  | (7,872 | ) |  | 698 |  |  | 8,570 |  |  | (6,347 | ) |  | 2,223 |
Technology | 21,200 |  |  | (4,215 | ) |  | 16,985 |  |  | 21,200 |  |  | (2,700 | ) |  | 18,500 |
Trade name | 44,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,000 |  |  | 44,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,000 |
Total acquired intangible assets | $ | 232,358 |  |  | $ | (41,615 | ) |  | $ | 190,743 |  |  | $ | 232,374 |  |  | $ | (32,032 | ) |  | $ | 200,342 |
Estimated amortization expense for the remainder | Estimated amortization expense related to the Company's finite-lived intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2016 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |  | Total Amortization Expense
Remainder of 2012 |  | $ | 8,525 |
2013 |  | 15,195 |
2014 |  | 14,979 |
2015 |  | 14,949 |
2016 |  | 14,856 |
Thereafter |  | 78,239 |
|  | $ | 146,743 |

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