GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of amortized intangible assets

	March 30, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	173,409	$	65,701	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,078		2,820	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		9,591		5,701	8 years
Non-compete Agreements		1,799		1,560	6 years
	$	187,877	$	75,782

	December 29, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	170,556	$	62,957	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,073		2,795	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		9,953		5,517	8 years
Non-compete Agreements		1,807		1,542	6 years
	$	185,389	$	72,811

Amortization expense for intangible assets

2013		2012
$	4,238	$	3,545

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

	Estimated Amortization Expense
2013	$	15,673
2014		15,045
2015		14,202
2016		13,659
2017		13,626

Non-amortized intangible assets

	March 30, 2013		December 29, 2012		Year Acquired
Webforge	$	16,411	$	17,411		2010
Newmark		11,111		11,111		2004
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products		8,661		9,189		2010
Donhad		6,534		6,932		2010
Industrial Galvanizers		3,799		4,030		2010
Other		13,153		11,019
	$	59,669	$	59,692

Carrying amount of goodwill

	Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment			Utility Support Structures Segment			Coatings Segment			Irrigation Segment		Other			Total
Balance at December 29, 2012	$	155,185		$	77,141		$	77,053		$	2,517	$	18,895		$	330,791
Acquisitions		16,740			—			—			—		—			16,740
Foreign currency translation		(6,238	)		—			(397	)		7		(1,085	)		(7,713	)
Other		1,737			(1,737	)		—			—		—			—
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	167,424		$	75,404		$	76,656		$	2,524	$	17,810		$	339,818