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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 24, 2016
USD ($)
segment
Sep. 26, 2015
USD ($)
Business Segments        
Number of reportable segments | segment     5  
Maximum percentage of sales of other businesses and activities to consolidated sales as basis for aggregation     1.00%  
Net sales $ 610,247 $ 632,575 $ 1,847,101 $ 1,985,096
Operating income 53,240 37,012 187,411 148,695
Engineered Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Net sales 193,108 194,383 554,869 561,804
Operating income 19,577 20,073 54,753 45,742
Energy and Mining Segment        
Business Segments        
Net sales 81,233 82,782 231,307 257,044
Operating income 3,941 (4,302) 9,184 2,762
Utility Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Net sales 150,391 164,397 445,894 503,105
Operating income 16,030 14,505 48,326 40,261
Coatings Segment        
Business Segments        
Net sales 60,003 64,773 182,183 190,501
Operating income 11,696 3,145 37,132 22,006
Irrigation Segment        
Business Segments        
Net sales 125,512 125,488 432,848 469,886
Operating income 14,153 14,194 70,761 76,233
Other        
Business Segments        
Net sales 0 752 0 2,756
Operating income 0 (1,386) 0 (3,765)
Corporate        
Business Segments        
Operating income (12,157) (9,217) (32,745) (34,544)
Operating Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 633,294 653,493 1,917,732 2,048,630
Operating Segment | Engineered Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 203,184 199,410 584,071 578,070
Operating Segment | Engineered Support Structures Segment | Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products        
Business Segments        
Sales 159,089 147,470 468,582 447,639
Operating Segment | Engineered Support Structures Segment | Communication Products        
Business Segments        
Sales 44,095 51,940 115,489 130,431
Operating Segment | Energy and Mining Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 81,552 84,732 234,693 259,095
Operating Segment | Energy and Mining Segment | Offshore Structures        
Business Segments        
Sales 33,541 33,691 76,207 74,796
Operating Segment | Energy and Mining Segment | Grinding Media [Member]        
Business Segments        
Sales 27,330 26,813 61,189 77,575
Operating Segment | Energy and Mining Segment | Access Systems        
Business Segments        
Sales 20,681 24,228 97,297 106,724
Operating Segment | Utility Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 150,667 164,684 446,432 503,954
Operating Segment | Utility Support Structures Segment | Steel        
Business Segments        
Sales 131,085 135,997 379,157 433,695
Operating Segment | Utility Support Structures Segment | Concrete        
Business Segments        
Sales 19,582 28,687 67,275 70,259
Operating Segment | Coatings Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 70,082 76,201 213,961 226,654
Operating Segment | Irrigation Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 127,809 126,775 438,575 474,655
Operating Segment | Other        
Business Segments        
Sales 0 1,691 0 6,202
Intersegment        
Business Segments        
Sales 23,047 20,918 70,631 63,534
Intersegment | Engineered Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 10,076 5,027 29,202 16,266
Intersegment | Energy and Mining Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 319 1,950 3,386 2,051
Intersegment | Utility Support Structures Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 276 287 538 849
Intersegment | Coatings Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 10,079 11,428 31,778 36,153
Intersegment | Irrigation Segment        
Business Segments        
Sales 2,297 1,287 5,727 4,769
Intersegment | Other        
Business Segments        
Sales $ 0 $ 939 $ 0 $ 3,446