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Intangible Assets
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Intangible Asset Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (in thousands):
        
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
 
 
 
Trade names
$
54,629

 
$
51,687

 
54,629

 
51,687

Finite Lived Intangible Assets:
 

 
 

Routes
401,919

 
374,989

Permits
511,210

 
493,311

Non-compete agreements
3,985

 
3,638

Trade names
76,618

 
76,033

Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold
14,389

 
13,456

 
1,008,121

 
961,427

Accumulated Amortization:
 
 
 
Routes
(129,504
)
 
(105,934
)
Permits
(201,656
)
 
(170,165
)
Non-compete agreements
(2,244
)
 
(1,788
)
Trade names
(28,343
)
 
(21,042
)
Royalty, consulting, land use rights and leasehold
(3,095
)
 
(2,258
)
 
(364,842
)
 
(301,187
)
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
$
697,908

 
$
711,927



Gross intangible routes, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles partially decreased in fiscal 2017 as a result of approximately $6.7 million of asset retirements and also increased due to acquired intangibles of approximately $9.0 million and the remaining increase is due to foreign currency translation. Amortization expense for the three and nine months months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, was approximately $20.0 million, $19.6 million and $58.4 million and $58.4 million, respectively.