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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2012
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of activity of goodwill |
(In thousands) |  | Total |
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Balance as of March 29, 2012 and August 30, 2012 |  | $ | 1,923,667 |
Increase in Goodwill as a result of the Merger consideration |  |  | 237,011 |
Balance as of September 27, 2012 |  | $ | 2,160,678 |
Schedule of detail of other intangible assets |
|  |  |  | September 27, 2012 |  | March 29, 2012 |
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(In thousands) |  | Remaining Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Amortizable Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable leases |  | 1 to 25 years |  | $ | 98,500 |  | $ | (622 | ) | $ | 108,177 |  | $ | (63,683 | )
Guest frequency program |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,000 |  |  | (44,206 | )
Loews' trade name |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,300 |  |  | (2,300 | )
Management contracts |  | 1 to 8 years |  |  | 4,800 |  |  | (75 | ) |  | 35,400 |  |  | (29,931 | )
Non-compete agreement |  | 3 years |  |  | 3,800 |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 6,406 |  |  | (2,365 | )
NCM tax receivable agreement |  | 24 years |  |  | 28,700 |  |  | (92 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,309 |  |  | (13,139 | )
Total, amortizable |  |  |  | $ | 135,800 |  | $ | (886 | ) | $ | 211,592 |  | $ | (155,624 | )
Unamortized Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AMC trademark |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |  | $ | 74,000 |  |  |  |
Kerasotes trade names |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 5,056 |  |  |  |
Total, unamortizable |  |  |  | $ | 104,400 |  |  |  |  | $ | 79,056 |  |  |  |
Schedule of amortization expense associated with the intangible assets |
|  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |  | Twenty-six Weeks Ended |
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(In thousands) |  | From Inception August 31, 2012 through September 27, 2012 |  | June 29, 2012 through August 30, 2012 |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2011 |  | From Inception August 31, 2012 through September 27, 2012 |  | March 30, 2012 through August 30, 2012 |  | Twenty-six Weeks Ended September 29, 2011 |
|  | (Successor) |  | (Predecessor) |  | (Predecessor) |  | (Successor) |  | (Predecessor) |  | (Predecessor) |
Recorded amortization |  | $ | 886 |  | $ | 2,049 |  | $ | 3,446 |  | $ | 886 |  | $ | 5,016 |  | $ | 6,891 |
Schedule of estimated annual amortization for the next five fiscal years for intangible assets |
(In thousands) |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |
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Projected annual amortization |  | $ | 14,258 |  | $ | 14,128 |  | $ | 12,948 |  | $ | 11,794 |  | $ | 11,122 |

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