BUSINESS SEGMENTS & RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2024 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Business Segments
Number of reportable segments | segment			2
Net sales	$ 1,020,175	$ 1,050,295	$ 3,037,740	$ 3,159,072
Operating income (loss)	125,735	(24,190)	404,596	228,009
Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	675,896	742,609	2,017,854	2,200,728
Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	344,279	307,686	1,019,886	958,344
Transmission, Distribution and Substation
Business Segments
Net sales	342,401	297,967	990,744	927,094
Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	229,219	252,603	694,877	727,862
Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	85,845	87,726	259,389	263,590
Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	64,288	59,630	176,649	195,505
Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	34,617	55,700	115,874	139,873
Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	241,887	271,825	725,281	819,846
Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	21,918	24,844	74,926	85,302
North America
Business Segments
Net sales	715,994	696,012	2,178,782	2,182,271
International
Business Segments
Net sales	304,181	354,283	858,958	976,801
Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	756,370	753,626	2,237,533	2,253,924
Infrastructure | Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	421,042	453,829	1,241,229	1,316,931
Infrastructure | Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	335,328	299,797	996,304	936,993
Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	263,805	296,669	800,207	905,148
Agriculture | Point in Time
Business Segments
Net sales	254,854	288,780	776,625	883,797
Agriculture | Over Time
Business Segments
Net sales	8,951	7,889	23,582	21,351
Operating segment
Business Segments
Net sales	1,023,865	1,053,559	3,050,659	3,172,356
Operating income (loss)	152,550	3,731	484,939	316,607
Operating segment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	758,579	755,076	2,244,935	2,261,777
Operating income (loss)	123,657	103,401	375,102	313,703
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Transmission, Distribution and Substation
Business Segments
Net sales	342,401	297,967	990,744	927,094
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	229,219	252,603	694,877	727,862
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	88,046	88,967	266,710	270,201
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	64,288	59,630	176,649	195,505
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	34,625	55,909	115,955	141,115
Operating segment | Infrastructure | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	599,705	572,239	1,750,420	1,743,635
Operating segment | Infrastructure | International
Business Segments
Net sales	158,874	182,837	494,515	518,142
Operating segment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	265,286	298,483	805,724	910,579
Operating income (loss)	28,893	(99,670)	109,837	2,904
Operating segment | Agriculture | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	243,368	273,639	730,798	825,277
Operating segment | Agriculture | Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	21,918	24,844	74,926	85,302
Operating segment | Agriculture | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	119,973	126,828	441,198	450,678
Operating segment | Agriculture | International
Business Segments
Net sales	145,313	171,655	364,526	459,901
Unallocated corporate segment
Business Segments
Operating income (loss)	(26,815)	(27,921)	(80,343)	(88,598)
Intersegment
Business Segments
Net sales	(3,690)	(3,264)	(12,919)	(13,284)
Intersegment | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	(2,201)	(1,241)	(7,321)	(6,611)
Intersegment | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	(8)	(209)	(81)	(1,242)
Intersegment | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	(1,481)	(1,814)	(5,517)	(5,431)
Intersegment | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	(3,684)	(3,055)	(12,836)	(12,042)
Intersegment | International
Business Segments
Net sales	(6)	(209)	(83)	(1,242)
Intersegment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	(2,209)	(1,450)	(7,402)	(7,853)
Intersegment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	$ (1,481)	$ (1,814)	$ (5,517)	$ (5,431)