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Carrying Amount of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 227,894 | $ 221,263
Accumulated Amortization | 182,715 | 174,727
Capitalized software costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 114,509 | 111,617
Accumulated Amortization | 97,866 | 94,697
Website development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 93,775 | 90,096
Accumulated Amortization | 65,800 | 61,125
Trademarks |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 11,261 | 11,231
Accumulated Amortization | 10,873 | 10,833
Other |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 3,820 | 3,793
Accumulated Amortization | 3,647 | 3,546
Trademarks and other intangible assets |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 223,365 | 216,737
Accumulated Amortization | 178,186 | 170,201
Franchise Rights |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 4,529 | 4,526
Accumulated Amortization | $ 4,529 | $ 4,526

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