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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 27, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill | The following table reconciles the activity for goodwill by segment for the nine months ended August 27, 2016:
| Engine/Mobile Filtration |  | Industrial/ Environmental Filtration |  | Corporate |  | Total
Goodwill at beginning of year | $ | 207,537 |  |  | $ | 298,728 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 506,265 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 3,604 |  |  | 3,895 |  |  | 7,499 |
Currency translation adjustments | (491 | ) |  | (7,037 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,528 | )
Goodwill at end of period | $ | 207,046 |  |  | $ | 295,295 |  |  | $ | 3,895 |  |  | $ | 506,236 |
Schedule of intangible assets by segment | The following table summarizes acquired intangibles by segment. Other acquired intangibles include parts manufacturer regulatory approvals, developed technology, patents and non-compete agreements:
| Engine/Mobile Filtration |  | Industrial/ Environmental Filtration |  | Corporate |  | Total
August 27, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks - indefinite lived | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 73,915 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 74,698 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 5,000 |
Total indefinite lived intangible assets | $ | 783 |  |  | $ | 73,915 |  |  | $ | 5,000 |  |  | $ | 79,698 |
Finite Lived Intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks, gross - finite lived | $ | 279 |  |  | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 847 |
Accumulated amortization | (142 | ) |  | (446 | ) |  | — |  |  | (588 | )
Trademarks, net - finite lived | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 259 |
Customer relationships, gross | $ | 139,426 |  |  | $ | 127,729 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 267,155 |
Accumulated amortization | (26,604 | ) |  | (46,155 | ) |  | — |  |  | (72,759 | )
Customer relationships, net | $ | 112,822 |  |  | $ | 81,574 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 194,396 |
Other acquired intangibles, gross | $ | 11,243 |  |  | $ | 60,032 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71,275 |
Accumulated amortization | (2,809 | ) |  | (30,873 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,682 | )
Other acquired intangibles, net | $ | 8,434 |  |  | $ | 29,159 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,593 |
Total finite lived intangible assets, net | $ | 121,393 |  |  | $ | 110,855 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 232,248 |
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | $ | 122,176 |  |  | $ | 184,770 |  |  | $ | 5,000 |  |  | $ | 311,946 |
Schedule of expected amortization expense | The following table summarizes estimated amortization expense:
Fiscal year 2016 | $ | 24,578 |
Fiscal year 2017 | 24,296 |
Fiscal year 2018 | 23,633 |
Fiscal year 2019 | 23,425 |
Fiscal year 2020 | 23,132 |

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