GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of amortized intangible assets

	September 27, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted Average Life
Customer Relationships	$	203,018	$	86,175	13 years
Proprietary Software & Database		3,872		2,983	6 years
Patents & Proprietary Technology		12,694		8,258	8 years
Other		4,499		2,584	3 years
	$	224,083	$	100,000

	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				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
2014		2013		2014		2013
$	4,702	$	3,750	$	13,439	$	11,446

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

	Estimated Amortization Expense
2014	$	19,489
2015		17,182
2016		16,719
2017		16,519
2018		14,863

Non-amortized intangible assets

	September 27, 2014		December 28, 2013		Year Acquired
Webforge	$	17,595	$	17,787		2010
Valmont SM		11,285		—		2014
Newmark		11,111		11,111		2004
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products		9,286		9,387		2010
Donhad		7,006		7,082		2010
Industrial Galvanizers		4,073		4,117		2010
Other		15,380		14,685
	$	75,736	$	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		14,317			—		—			17,343			—			31,660
Foreign currency translation		(6,194	)		—		(729	)		(18	)		(207	)		(7,148	)
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	183,565		$	75,404	$	76,333		$	19,745		$	19,097		$	374,144