GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of amortized intangible assets

	June 30, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	156,310	$	56,317	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,066		2,746	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		9,556		4,650	8 years
Non-compete Agreements		1,788		1,428	6 years
	$	170,720	$	65,141

	December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	155,629	$	50,107	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,116		2,711	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		9,489		3,863	8 years
Non-compete Agreements		1,812		1,307	6 years
	$	170,046	$	57,988

Amortization expense for intangible assets

Thirteen Weeks Ended June 30, 2012		Thirteen Weeks Ended June 25, 2011		Twenty-six Weeks Ended June 30, 2012		Twenty-six Weeks Ended June 25, 2011
$	3,624	$	3,664	$	7,169	$	7,196

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

	Estimated Amortization Expense
2012	$	14,185
2013		13,170
2014		12,748
2015		11,865
2016		11,310

Non-amortized intangible assets

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Year Acquired
Webforge	$	16,864	$	16,659		2010
Newmark		11,111		11,111		2004
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products		8,901		8,792		2010
Donhad		6,715		6,633		2010
PiRod		1,750		1,750		2001
Industrial Galvanizers		3,904		3,856		2010
Other		7,141		7,224
	$	56,386	$	56,025

Carrying amount of goodwill

	Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment			Utility Support Structures Segment		Coatings Segment			Irrigation Segment			Other			Total
Balance December 31, 2011	$	151,558		$	77,141	$	64,820		$	2,576		$	18,567		$	314,662
Foreign currency translation		(618	)		—		(932	)		(71	)		(264	)		(1,885	)
Balance June 30, 2012	$	150,940		$	77,141	$	63,888		$	2,505		$	18,303		$	312,777