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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of intangible assets | The Company's intangible assets include facility management contracts, non-compete agreements and the trade name and technology of B.I. Incorporated, which the Company refers to as BI, as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Facility management contracts | $ | 158,548 |  |  | $ | (32,798 | ) |  | $ | 125,750 |  |  | $ | 158,604 |  |  | $ | (22,985 | ) |  | $ | 135,619 |
Covenants not to compete | 8,570 |  |  | (8,319 | ) |  | 251 |  |  | 8,570 |  |  | (6,347 | ) |  | 2,223 |
Technology | 21,200 |  |  | (4,972 | ) |  | 16,228 |  |  | 21,200 |  |  | (2,700 | ) |  | 18,500 |
Trade name (Indefinite lived) | 44,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,000 |  |  | 44,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,000 |
Total acquired intangible assets | $ | 232,318 |  |  | $ | (46,089 | ) |  | $ | 186,229 |  |  | $ | 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 |  | $ | 4,051 |
2013 |  | 15,192 |
2014 |  | 14,977 |
2015 |  | 14,947 |
2016 |  | 14,854 |
Thereafter |  | 78,208 |
|  | $ | 142,229 |

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