GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of amortized intangible assets

	September 28, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	175,273	$	73,081	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,958		2,875	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		9,961		6,691	8 years
Non-compete Agreements		1,802		1,607	6 years
	$	190,994	$	84,254

	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

Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
2013		2012		2013		2012
$	3,750	$	3,582	$	11,446	$	10,751

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

	Estimated Amortization Expense
2013	$	15,322
2014		15,328
2015		14,442
2016		13,884
2017		13,845

Non-amortized intangible assets

	September 28, 2013		December 29, 2012		Year Acquired
Webforge	$	17,372	$	17,411		2010
Newmark		11,111		11,111		2004
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products		9,168		9,189		2010
Donhad		6,917		6,932		2010
Industrial Galvanizers		4,021		4,030		2010
Other		14,575		11,019
	$	63,164	$	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		13,322			—			—		—			—			13,322
Foreign currency translation		(3,630	)		—			120		(67	)		(41	)		(3,618	)
Other		1,737			(1,737	)		—		—			—			—
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	166,614		$	75,404		$	77,173	$	2,450		$	18,854		$	340,495