GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Carrying Values of Trade Names - (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($) tradeName	Dec. 28, 2019 USD ($)
Non-amortized intangible assets
Number of trade names impaired \| tradeName		2
Newmark
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	$ 11,111,000	$ 11,111,000	$ 11,111,000
Webforge
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	7,489,000	7,489,000	9,143,000
Convert Italia S.p.A
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	8,721,000	8,721,000	8,378,000
Valmont SM
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	8,317,000	8,317,000	7,966,000
Ingal EPS/Ingal Civil Products
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	7,261,000	7,261,000	7,454,000
Walpar
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000
Shakespeare
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Other
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	14,489,000	14,489,000	17,555,000
Trade Names
Non-amortized intangible assets
Carrying value of trade names	64,888,000	64,888,000	$ 69,107,000
Impairment indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 0	$ 3,900,000

Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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