BUSINESS SEGMENTS & RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2024 USD ($) segment	Jul. 01, 2023 USD ($)
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Net sales	$ 1,039,737	$ 1,046,296	$ 2,017,565	$ 2,108,777
Operating income (loss)	147,308	133,733	278,861	252,199
Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	701,263	722,696	1,341,958	1,458,119
Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	338,474	323,600	675,607	650,658
Transmission, Distribution and Substation
Business Segments
Net sales	323,087	314,307	648,343	629,127
Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	243,562	246,123	465,658	475,259
Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	89,280	89,302	173,544	175,864
Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	58,400	67,738	112,361	135,875
Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	46,101	50,688	81,257	84,173
Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	251,914	250,662	483,394	548,021
Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	27,393	27,476	53,008	60,458
North America
Business Segments
Net sales	738,767	724,681	1,462,788	1,486,259
International
Business Segments
Net sales	300,970	321,615	554,777	622,518
Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	760,430	768,158	1,481,163	1,500,298
Operating income (loss)	133,581	115,950	251,445	210,302
Infrastructure | Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	430,252	451,885	820,187	863,102
Infrastructure | Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	330,178	316,273	660,976	637,196
Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	279,307	278,138	536,402	608,479
Operating income (loss)	39,971	49,251	80,944	102,574
Agriculture | Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	271,011	270,811	521,771	595,017
Agriculture | Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	8,296	7,327	14,631	13,462
Corporate
Business Segments
Operating income (loss)	(26,244)	(31,468)	(53,528)	(60,677)
Operating segment
Business Segments
Net sales	1,044,445	1,050,528	2,026,794	2,118,797
Operating segment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	762,742	770,595	1,486,356	1,506,701
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Transmission, Distribution and Substation
Business Segments
Net sales	323,087	314,307	648,343	629,127
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	243,562	246,123	465,658	475,259
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	91,574	91,120	178,664	181,234
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	58,400	67,738	112,361	135,875
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	46,119	51,307	81,330	85,206
Operating segment | Infrastructure | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	582,143	587,313	1,150,715	1,171,396
Operating segment | Infrastructure | International
Business Segments
Net sales	180,599	183,282	335,641	335,305
Operating segment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	281,703	279,933	540,438	612,096
Operating segment | Agriculture | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	254,310	252,457	487,430	551,638
Operating segment | Agriculture | Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	27,393	27,476	53,008	60,458
Operating segment | Agriculture | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	161,310	140,981	321,225	323,850
Operating segment | Agriculture | International
Business Segments
Net sales	120,393	138,952	219,213	288,246
Intersegment
Business Segments
Net sales	(4,708)	(4,232)	(9,229)	(10,020)
Intersegment | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	(2,294)	(1,818)	(5,120)	(5,370)
Intersegment | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	(18)	(619)	(73)	(1,033)
Intersegment | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	(2,396)	(1,795)	(4,036)	(3,617)
Intersegment | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	(4,686)	(3,613)	(9,152)	(8,987)
Intersegment | International
Business Segments
Net sales	(22)	(619)	(77)	(1,033)
Intersegment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	(2,312)	(2,437)	(5,193)	(6,403)
Intersegment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	$ (2,396)	$ (1,795)	$ (4,036)	$ (3,617)