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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 28, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 29, 2018
segment
Business Segments          
Number of reportable segments | segment         4
Percentage of sales to total consolidated sales of other business activities, aggregated as other, maximum (percent)         10.00%
Net sales $ 690,340 $ 678,692 $ 2,083,350 $ 2,059,781  
Operating income 63,863 38,360 182,679 165,990  
Adjustment to LIFO inventory valuation method          
Business Segments          
Operating income 2,799 (2,780) 5,539 (5,512)  
Engineered Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Net sales 266,494 248,431 752,028 710,388  
Operating income 21,825 16,499 55,152 36,411  
Utility Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Net sales 204,196 217,943 656,463 624,333  
Operating income 20,362 2,090 61,443 46,298  
Coatings Segment          
Business Segments          
Net sales 76,922 74,547 228,242 217,544  
Operating income 13,865 14,373 39,037 41,108  
Irrigation Segment          
Business Segments          
Net sales 142,728 137,771 446,617 484,436  
Operating income 18,204 21,302 59,868 82,917  
Other Segments          
Business Segments          
Operating income 0 0 0 (913)  
Sales          
Business Segments          
Sales 710,153 700,401 2,146,126 2,134,135  
Sales | Engineered Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 268,058 251,524 757,094 727,189  
Sales | Engineered Support Structures Segment | Lighting, Traffic, and Highway Safety Products          
Business Segments          
Sales 191,262 183,184 530,021 522,558  
Sales | Engineered Support Structures Segment | Communication Products          
Business Segments          
Sales 48,391 35,985 138,710 109,690  
Sales | Engineered Support Structures Segment | Access Systems          
Business Segments          
Sales 28,405 32,355 88,363 94,941  
Sales | Utility Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 204,958 218,269 658,709 625,850  
Sales | Utility Support Structures Segment | Steel          
Business Segments          
Sales 153,433 161,847 460,309 471,947  
Sales | Utility Support Structures Segment | Concrete          
Business Segments          
Sales 28,011 27,715 88,415 81,562  
Sales | Utility Support Structures Segment | Engineered Solar Tracker Solutions          
Business Segments          
Sales 3,418 6,090 43,642 6,090  
Sales | Utility Support Structures Segment | Offshore and Other Complex Steel Structures          
Business Segments          
Sales 20,096 22,617 66,343 66,251  
Sales | Coatings Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 92,957 90,433 278,142 266,952  
Sales | Irrigation Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 144,180 140,175 452,181 491,064  
Other          
Business Segments          
Operating income (13,192) (13,124) (38,360) (34,319)  
Other | Other Segments          
Business Segments          
Sales 0 0 0 23,080  
Net sales 0 0 0 23,080  
Intersegment sales          
Business Segments          
Sales 19,813 21,709 62,776 74,354  
Intersegment sales | Engineered Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 1,564 3,093 5,066 16,801  
Intersegment sales | Utility Support Structures Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 762 326 2,246 1,517  
Intersegment sales | Coatings Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 16,035 15,886 49,900 49,408  
Intersegment sales | Irrigation Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 1,452 2,404 5,564 6,628  
North America | Sales | Irrigation Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales 82,840 78,168 294,127 301,887  
International | Sales | Irrigation Segment          
Business Segments          
Sales $ 61,340 $ 62,007 $ 158,054 $ 189,177