Intangbile assets

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2022

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows (in thousands):


	January 1, 2022		January 2, 2021
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
Trade names	$	53,133	$	55,349
	53,133		55,349
Finite Lived Intangible Assets:
Routes	337,399		397,342
Permits	475,520		494,191
Non-compete agreements	645		3,300
Trade names	65,675		65,675
Royalty, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold	25,899		25,909
	905,138		986,417
Accumulated Amortization:
Routes	(169,984)		(203,392)
Permits	(336,020)		(315,246)
Non-compete agreements	(441)		(2,981)
Trade names	(46,028)		(39,491)
Royalty, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold	(7,997)		(6,976)
	(560,470)		(568,086)
Total Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	397,801	$	473,680

Gross intangible routes, permits, trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangibles changed due to a decrease of approximately $59.7 million as a result of asset retirements and the remaining change is due to foreign exchange impact. Amortization expense for the three years ended January 1, 2022, January 2, 2021 and December 28, 2019, was approximately $67.4 million, $74.0 million and $73.6 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $64.7 million, $63.6 million, $43.3 million, $35.8 million and $25.4 million.