Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014:

		September 27, 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	$	76,356	$	60,447	$	79,110	$	58,873
Trade name	1 to 30	25,045		17,101		27,172		18,031
Patents, license agreements	3 to 14	55,605		51,478		58,060		52,448
Internal-use software	3 to 7	23,744		16,553		24,034		14,758
Other	2 to 6	6,980		6,890		7,029		6,867
Total amortized finite-lived intangible assets		187,730		152,469		195,405		150,977
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade name		20,512		—		20,512		—
Total identifiable intangible assets		$	208,242	$	152,469	$	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)	$	10,778
2016		$	10,391
2017		$	9,319
2018		$	3,435
2019		$	2,439

⁽¹⁾  The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2015 is anticipated to be $2.7 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	(5,782		)	—		(1,801		)	(7,583		)
Balance as of September 27, 2015	$	143,864		$	2,116	$	20,006		$	165,986

Schedule Of Components Of Goodwill

The following table reflects the components of goodwill as of September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014:

	September 27, 2015						December 28, 2014
(amounts in thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net		Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net
Merchandise Availability Solutions	$	177,916	$	34,052	$	143,864	$	192,303	$	42,657	$	149,646
Apparel Labeling Solutions	83,010		80,894		2,116		84,407		82,291		2,116
Retail Merchandising Solutions	112,998		92,992		20,006		124,127		102,320		21,807
Total goodwill	$	373,924	$	207,938	$	165,986	$	400,837	$	227,268	$	173,569