Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets as of March 29, 2015 and December 28, 2014:

		March 29, 2015				December 28, 2014
(amounts in thousands)	Amortizable Life (years)	Gross Amount		Gross Accumulated Amortization		Gross Amount		Gross Accumulated Amortization
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer lists	6 to 20	$	75,931	$	57,396	$	79,110	$	58,873
Trade name	1 to 30	24,639		16,530		27,172		18,031
Patents, license agreements	3 to 14	54,993		49,876		58,060		52,448
Internal-use software	3 to 7	23,688		15,104		24,034		14,758
Other	2 to 6	6,976		6,853		7,029		6,867
Total amortized finite-lived intangible assets		186,227		145,759		195,405		150,977
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade name		20,512		—		20,512		—
Total identifiable intangible assets		$	206,739	$	145,759	$	215,917	$	150,977

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is anticipated to be:

(amounts in thousands)
2015	(1)	$	10,794
2016		$	10,405
2017		$	9,332
2018		$	3,447
2019		$	2,451

⁽¹⁾  The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2015 is anticipated to be $8.1 million.

Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

(amounts in thousands)	Merchandise Availability Solutions			Apparel Labeling Solutions		Retail Merchandising Solutions			Total
Balance as of December 29, 2013	$	159,157		$	2,116	$	24,591		$	185,864
Translation adjustments	(9,511		)	—		(2,784		)	(12,295		)
Balance as of December 28, 2014	$	149,646		$	2,116	$	21,807		$	173,569
Translation adjustments	(7,256		)	—		(2,286		)	(9,542		)
Balance as of March 29, 2015	$	142,390		$	2,116	$	19,521		$	164,027

Schedule Of Components Of Goodwill

The following table reflects the components of goodwill as of March 29, 2015 and December 28, 2014:

	March 29, 2015						December 28, 2014
(amounts in thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net		Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net
Merchandise Availability Solutions	$	176,091	$	33,701	$	142,390	$	192,303	$	42,657	$	149,646
Apparel Labeling Solutions	83,291		81,175		2,116		84,407		82,291		2,116
Retail Merchandising Solutions	112,162		92,641		19,521		124,127		102,320		21,807
Total goodwill	$	371,544	$	207,517	$	164,027	$	400,837	$	227,268	$	173,569