BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment	Dec. 24, 2022 USD ($) segment	Dec. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($)
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment	2	2
Net sales	$ 4,345,250	$ 4,345,250	$ 3,501,575	$ 2,895,355
Operating income	433,249	433,249	286,785	225,953
Interest expense, net	(45,519)		(41,420)	(38,701)
Loss from divestiture of offshore wind energy structures business	(33,273)
Other	9,431		14,718	5,516
Earnings before income taxes	363,888		260,083	192,768
Total assets	3,556,996		3,447,249	2,953,160
Capital expenditures	93,288		107,790	106,700
Depreciation and amortization	97,167		92,577	82,892
Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	2,995,139		2,384,575	1,921,328
Lighting And Transportation [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	940,462			797,335
Transmission, Distribution and Substation [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	1,184,660		935,099	795,693
Coatings [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	341,380		299,072	269,546
Telecommunications [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	320,342		238,527	186,244
Irrigation Equipment and Parts, excluding Technology [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	1,220,200		919,190	572,947
Technology Products and Services [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	115,085		97,859	67,145
Renewable Energy [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	223,121		185,905	206,445
Lighting, Traffic, and Highway Safety Products
Business Segments
Net sales			825,923
North America
Business Segments
Net sales	2,975,020		2,247,862	1,940,946
International
Business Segments
Net sales	1,370,230		1,253,713	954,409
Coatings
Business Segments
Operating income		$ (102,772)	(83,648)	(66,265)
Total assets	176,608		249,534	416,552
Corporate
Business Segments
Operating income	(102,772)		(83,648)	(66,265)
Capital expenditures	7,174		17,807	8,886
Depreciation and amortization	9,695		9,028	5,961
New Management Structure [Member]
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment		3
Agriculture
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment		2
Net sales		$ 1,335,285	1,017,050	640,092
Operating income	179,263	179,263	137,027	83,046
Total assets	1,112,588		1,027,272	465,322
Capital expenditures	32,886		17,509	16,740
Depreciation and amortization	23,681		17,813	12,098
Agriculture | Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	1,307,681		996,278	624,831
Infrastructurre [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales		2,909,746	2,361,524	2,135,200
Operating income	354,499	354,499	273,598	217,364
Total assets	2,267,800		2,102,851	1,933,970
Capital expenditures	53,228		72,129	81,074
Depreciation and amortization	$ 62,398		59,748	58,985
Other Segments
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Net sales		100,219	123,001	120,063
Operating income	$ 2,259	2,259	(40,192)	(8,192)
Total assets			67,592	137,316
Capital expenditures			345
Depreciation and amortization	1,393		5,988	5,848
Operating segment
Business Segments
Net sales		4,375,310	3,523,818	2,907,635
Operating segment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	1,346,672	1,346,672	1,028,717	645,831
Operating segment | Agriculture | Irrigation Equipment and Parts, excluding Technology [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	1,231,587		930,858	578,686
Operating segment | Agriculture | Technology Products and Services [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	115,085		97,859	67,145
Operating segment | Agriculture | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	766,929		545,574	378,424
Operating segment | Agriculture | International
Business Segments
Net sales	579,743		483,143	267,407
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	2,928,419	2,928,419	2,372,100	2,141,741
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Lighting And Transportation [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	940,462			797,335
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Transmission, Distribution and Substation [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	1,184,660		935,099	795,693
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Coatings [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	356,707		309,647	276,087
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Telecommunications [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	320,342		238,527	186,244
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Renewable Energy [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	126,248		62,904	86,382
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | Lighting, Traffic, and Highway Safety Products
Business Segments
Net sales			825,923
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	2,234,339		1,724,531	1,574,802
Operating segment | Infrastructurre [Member] | International
Business Segments
Net sales	694,080		647,569	566,939
Operating segment | Other Segments
Business Segments
Net sales	100,219	100,219	123,001	120,063
Operating segment | Other Segments | Renewable Energy [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	100,219		123,001	120,063
Operating segment | Other Segments | International
Business Segments
Net sales	100,219		123,001	120,063
Intersegment
Business Segments
Net sales	(30,060)	(30,060)	(22,243)	(12,280)
Intersegment | Coatings [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	(15,327)		(10,575)	(6,541)
Intersegment | Irrigation Equipment and Parts, excluding Technology [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	(11,387)		(11,668)	(5,739)
Intersegment | Renewable Energy [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales	(3,346)
Intersegment | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	(26,248)		(22,243)	(12,280)
Intersegment | International
Business Segments
Net sales	$ (3,812)
Intersegment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales		(11,387)	(11,667)	(5,739)
Intersegment | Infrastructurre [Member]
Business Segments
Net sales		$ (18,673)	$ (10,576)	$ (6,541)