GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of amortized intangible assets

	June 28, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	194,824	$	84,034	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,977		2,985	5 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		11,397		8,148	8 years
Other		4,731		2,153	3 years
	$	214,929	$	97,320

	December 28, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	177,495	$	76,024	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,896		2,896	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		11,334		7,239	8 years
Other		1,620		1,438	6 years
	$	194,345	$	87,597

Amortization expense for intangible assets

Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-six Weeks Ended
2014		2013		2014		2013
$	4,634	$	3,458	$	8,737	$	7,696

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

	Estimated Amortization Expense
2014	$	18,243
2015		17,436
2016		15,470
2017		15,421
2018		13,738

Non-amortized intangible assets

	June 28, 2014		December 28, 2013		Year Acquired
Webforge	$	18,389	$	17,787		2010
Valmont SM		12,059		—		2014
Newmark		11,111		11,111		2004
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products		9,705		9,387		2010
Donhad		7,322		7,082		2010
Industrial Galvanizers		4,257		4,117		2010
Other		14,907		14,685
	$	77,750	$	64,169

Carrying amount of goodwill

	Engineered Infrastructure Products Segment		Utility Support Structures Segment		Coatings Segment		Irrigation Segment		Other		Total
Balance at December 28, 2013	$	175,442	$	75,404	$	77,062	$	2,420	$	19,304	$	349,632
Acquisitions		11,846		—		—		—		—		11,846
Foreign currency translation		5,548		—		679		46		654		6,927
Balance at June 28, 2014	$	192,836	$	75,404	$	77,741	$	2,466	$	19,958	$	368,405