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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Table

The Company’s intangible assets were as follows:

			March 31, 2012													December 31, 2011
(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life		Gross amount				Accumulated amortization				Net amount					Gross amount				Accumulated amortization				Net amount
Carter’s goodwill (1)	Indefinite		$	136,570			$	—			$	136,570				$	136,570			$	—			$	136,570
Bonnie Togs goodwill (2)	Indefinite		$	53,126			$	—			$	53,126				$	52,109			$	—			$	52,109
Carter’s tradename	Indefinite		$	220,233			$	—			$	220,233				$	220,233			$	—			$	220,233
OshKosh tradename	Indefinite		$	85,500			$	—			$	85,500				$	85,500			$	—			$	85,500
Bonnie Togs tradename	2 years		$	376			$	225			$	151				$	592			$	150			$	442
Non-compete agreements	4 years		$	300			$	56			$	244				$	295			$	37			$	258
			April 2, 2011
(dollars in thousands)	Weighted-average useful life		Gross amount				Accumulated amortization				Net amount
Carter’s goodwill (1)	Indefinite		$	136,570			$	—			$	136,570
Carter’s tradename	Indefinite		$	220,233			$	—			$	220,233
OshKosh tradename	Indefinite		$	85,500			$	—			$	85,500

(1) $45.9 million of which relates to the Carter’s wholesale segment, $82.0 million of which relates to the Carter’s retail segment, and $8.6 million of which relates to the international segment.

(2) Relates to the international segment.

Reconciliation of Bonnie Togs intangible assets

The following is a reconciliation of Bonnie Togs intangible assets:

(dollars in thousands)	Bonnie Togs Goodwill				Bonnie Togs Tradename				Non-compete agreements
Gross Balance at December 31, 2011	$	52,109			$	592			$	295
Purchase accounting adjustments	—				—				—
Foreign currency exchange adjustments	1,017				9				5
Gross Balance at March 31, 2012	$	53,126			$	601			$	300

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of indefinite and finite lived intangible assets and the changes during the year due to acquisition, sale, impairment or for other reasons in total and by segment.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 142

-Paragraph 45

-Subparagraph b

-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 Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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