DIVESTITURES	3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DIVESTITURES	(3) DIVESTITURES On November 30, 2022, the Company completed the sale of Valmont SM, the offshore wind energy structures business in Denmark, reported in the Other segment. The business was sold because it did not align with the long-term strategic plans for the Company. The offshore wind energy structures business’ historical annual sales, operating profit, and net assets are not significant for discontinued operations presentation. The offshore wind energy structures business had an operating loss of $809 for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2022. At closing, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company received Danish Krone 90,000 (U.S. $12,570) with an additional Danish Krone 28,000 (U.S. $4,027) held in an escrow account subject to normal closing conditions before it will be released to the Company. The pre-tax loss recorded during the fourth quarter of 2022 from the divestiture was reported in “Other income (expenses)” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings on the Form 10-K. The loss was comprised of the proceeds and an asset recognized for the escrow funds not yet released from buyer, less deal-related costs and the net assets of the business.

DIVESTITURES

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

(3) DIVESTITURES

On November 30, 2022, the Company completed the sale of Valmont SM, the offshore wind energy structures business in Denmark, reported in the Other segment. The business was sold because it did not align with the long-term strategic plans for the Company. The offshore wind energy structures business’ historical annual sales, operating profit, and net assets are not significant for discontinued operations presentation. The offshore wind energy structures business had an operating loss of $809 for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2022.

At closing, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company received Danish Krone 90,000 (U.S. $12,570) with an additional Danish Krone 28,000 (U.S. $4,027) held in an escrow account subject to normal closing conditions before it will be released to the Company. The pre-tax loss recorded during the fourth quarter of 2022 from the divestiture was reported in “Other income (expenses)” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings on the Form 10-K. The loss was comprised of the proceeds and an asset recognized for the escrow funds not yet released from buyer, less deal-related costs and the net assets of the business.