INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET [Abstract]

Components of intangible assets

The following table presents the components of intangible assets as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Average
	Amortization
(Amounts in thousands)	Period				Accumulated			Net Carrying
	(in Years)		Cost		Amortization			Value
As of September 29, 2012:
Patents		14	$	12,770	$	(8,074	)	$	4,696
Trademarks/Tradenames		11		85,644		(58,358	)		27,286
Customer relationships		13		158,158		(89,980	)		68,178
Other				2,647		(1,714	)		933
Total intangible assets		13	$	259,219	$	(158,126	)	$	101,093
As of December 31, 2011:
Patents		14	$	12,770	$	(7,361	)	$	5,409
Trademarks/Tradenames		11		85,644		(48,296	)		37,348
Customer relationships		13		158,158		(80,851	)		77,307
Other				2,503		(1,419	)		1,084
Total intangible assets		13	$	259,075	$	(137,927	)	$	121,148

The table that follows presents the major components of intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

	Average
	Amortization
	Period				Accumulated			Net Carrying
(Amounts in thousands)	(in Years)		Cost		Amortization			Value
As of December 31, 2011:
Patents		14	$	12,770	$	(7,361	)	$	5,409
Trademarks/Tradenames		11		85,644		(48,296	)		37,348
Customer relationships		13		158,158		(80,851	)		77,307
Other				2,503		(1,419	)		1,084
Total intangible assets		13	$	259,075	$	(137,927	)	$	121,148
As of December 31, 2010:
Patents		14	$	12,770	$	(6,418	)	$	6,352
Trademarks/Tradenames		11		85,644		(34,885	)		50,759
Customer relationships		13		158,158		(68,651	)		89,507
Other				1,631		(1,284	)		347
Total intangible assets		13	$	258,203	$	(111,238	)	$	146,965

Schedule of expected amortization expense

Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2012 and for fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 is shown in the following table:

	Amortization
(Amounts in thousands)	expense
2012 (remainder of year)	$	6,676
2013		16,732
2014		15,353
2015		14,827
2016		14,240

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $26.7 million, $27.1 million, and $19.7 million, respectively.  Estimated amortization expense for the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 is shown in the following table:

	Amortization
(Amounts in thousands)	expense
2012	$	26,875
2013		16,723
2014		15,344
2015		14,818
2016		14,231