Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets as of March 27, 2016 and December 27, 2015:

		March 27, 2016				December 27, 2015
(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	$	76,187	$	62,855	$	75,649	$	61,095
Trade name	1 to 30	25,064		17,382		24,598		16,937
Patents, license agreements	3 to 14	55,574		52,437		55,053		51,422
Internal-use software	3 to 7	24,705		18,155		24,489		17,348
Other	2 to 6	6,943		6,889		6,968		6,896
Total amortized finite-lived intangible assets		188,473		157,718		186,757		153,698
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade name		14,718		—		14,718		—
Total identifiable intangible assets		$	203,191	$	157,718	$	201,475	$	153,698

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

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

(amounts in thousands)
2016	(1)	$	10,479
2017		$	9,389
2018		$	3,492
2019		$	2,480
2020		$	1,721

⁽¹⁾  The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2016 is anticipated to be $7.8 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 28, 2014	$	149,646		$	2,116	$	21,807		$	173,569
Translation adjustments	(7,233		)	—		(2,226		)	(9,459		)
Balance as of December 27, 2015	$	142,413		$	2,116	$	19,581		$	164,110
Translation adjustments	1,326			—		387			1,713
Balance as of March 27, 2016	$	143,739		$	2,116	$	19,968		$	165,823

Schedule Of Components Of Goodwill

The following table reflects the components of goodwill as of March 27, 2016 and December 27, 2015:

	March 27, 2016						December 27, 2015
(amounts in thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net		Gross Amount		Accumulated Impairment Losses		Goodwill, Net
Merchandise Availability Solutions	$	176,928	$	33,189	$	143,739	$	175,602	$	33,189	$	142,413
Apparel Labeling Solutions	82,747		80,631		2,116		82,747		80,631		2,116
Retail Merchandising Solutions	111,364		91,396		19,968		110,977		91,396		19,581
Total goodwill	$	371,039	$	205,216	$	165,823	$	369,326	$	205,216	$	164,110