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INTANGIBLE ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2011
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS | NOTE 3 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangible assets are amortized based on their estimated useful lives, which range from 3 to 15 years. Intangible assets include assets related to the purchase of additional shares of PKL and the investment to form the MP Mask joint venture. Amortization expense of intangible assets was $5.3 million, $6.0 million and $6.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Intangible asset amortization is forecasted to range from $4.3 million to $5.1 million per year for the next 5 years. Intangible assets consist of:
As of October 30, 2011 |  | Gross Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Amount |
Technology license agreement |  | $ | 59,616 |  |  | $ | 21,528 |  |  | $ | 38,088 |
Customer lists |  |  | 7,210 |  |  |  | 4,154 |  |  |  | 3,056 |
Supply agreement |  |  | 6,959 |  |  |  | 5,802 |  |  |  | 1,157 |
Software and other |  |  | 3,557 |  |  |  | 3,396 |  |  |  | 161 |
|  | $ | 77,342 |  |  | $ | 34,880 |  |  | $ | 42,462 |
As of October 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology license agreement |  | $ | 59,616 |  |  | $ | 17,554 |  |  | $ | 42,062 |
Customer lists |  |  | 7,210 |  |  |  | 3,431 |  |  |  | 3,779 |
Supply agreement |  |  | 6,959 |  |  |  | 5,355 |  |  |  | 1,604 |
Software and other |  |  | 3,863 |  |  |  | 3,560 |  |  |  | 303 |
|  | $ | 77,648 |  |  | $ | 29,900 |  |  | $ | 47,748 |

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