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Carrying Amount of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 30, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 268,837 | $ 260,915
Accumulated Amortization | 207,253 | 199,962
Capitalized software costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 125,356 | 121,508
Accumulated Amortization | 105,221 | 102,659
Website development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 109,704 | 105,710
Accumulated Amortization | 82,333 | 77,825
Trademarks |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 11,694 | 11,620
Accumulated Amortization | 11,063 | 11,010
Other |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 13,985 | 13,967
Accumulated Amortization | 4,258 | 4,149
Trademarks and other intangible assets |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 260,739 | 252,805
Accumulated Amortization | 202,875 | 195,643
Franchise Rights |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 8,098 | 8,110
Accumulated Amortization | $ 4,378 | $ 4,319

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