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Intangible And Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible And Other Assets [Abstract] |
Intangible And Other Assets | 7. Intangible and Other Assets The following table summarizes intangibles and other assets—net as of fiscal year end 2011 and 2010, respectively (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Useful Lives |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Intangibles—subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 10 yrs. |  |  | $ | 4,121 |  |  | $ | 2,109 |  |  | $ | 2,666 |  |  | $ | 1,795 |
Customer lists |  |  | 9yrs. |  |  |  | 7,636 |  |  |  | 7,274 |  |  |  | 7,937 |  |  |  | 6,963 |
Patents |  |  | 14-20 yrs. |  |  |  | 773 |  |  |  | 394 |  |  |  | 775 |  |  |  | 349 |
Other |  |  | 7-20 yrs. |  |  |  | 193 |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 187 |
Total intangibles—subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,723 |  |  |  | 9,967 |  |  |  | 11,572 |  |  |  | 9,294 |
Intangibles—not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,936 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,938 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Key money deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,804 |  |  |  | 10,291 |  |  |  | 22,973 |  |  |  | 7,720 |
Other deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,685 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,991 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,897 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,295 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,875 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 926 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,868 |  |  |  | 3,748 |  |  |  | 5,689 |  |  |  | 2,633 |
Total other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,243 |  |  |  | 14,039 |  |  |  | 44,874 |  |  |  | 10,353 |
Total intangible and other assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 97,902 |  |  | $ | 24,006 |  |  | $ | 75,384 |  |  | $ | 19,647 |
Total intangible and other assets—net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 73,896 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 55,737 |
Amortization expense for intangible assets, key money deposits and other assets was approximately $5.1 million, $5.9 million and $4.4 million for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets, key money deposits and other assets is estimated as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |  | Amortization Expense |
2012 |  | $ | 5,254 |
2013 |  |  | 4,478 |
2014 |  |  | 3,990 |
2015 |  |  | 3,496 |
2016 |  |  | 2,936 |
As noted in Note 1, the Company performed its annual impairment test of certain trade names. At December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of the Company's MICHELE and ZODIAC tradenames exceeded the carrying cost of these indefinite-lived intangible assets, therefore no impairment charges were recorded. The OYZTERBAY trade name carrying value was written down to zero in fiscal year 2010, therefore no impairment testing of that trade name was performed in fiscal year 2011. During fiscal year 2010, the Company's annual impairment analysis resulted in net of tax impairment charges of $837,000 and $789,000 to the OYZTERBAY and ZODIAC trade names, respectively. During fiscal year 2009, the Company's annual impairment analysis resulted in net of tax impairment charges of $0.4 million and $1.8 million to the OYZTERBAY and ZODIAC trade names, respectively. The ZODIAC and OYZTERBAY trade names are reported within the Europe wholesale segment.

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