LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 18, 2021	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 26, 2020
Long-term debt:
Debt issuance costs		$ (6,374)	$ (6,645)
Long-term debt		730,633	1,108,604
Less: Current installments of long-term debt		692	719
Long-term debt, excluding current installments		729,941	1,107,885
Minimum aggregate maturities of long-term debt
2025		692
2026		512
2027		42
2028		0
2029		$ 0
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.00% Due 2044
Long-term debt:
Interest rate on notes		5.00%
Redemption price of notes, stated as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.25% Due 2054
Long-term debt:
Interest rate on notes		5.25%
Redemption price of notes, stated as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Unamortized discount on 5.00% and 5.25% senior unsecured notes
Long-term debt:
Unamortized discount on senior unsecured notes		$ (19,239)	(19,665)
Revolving credit agreement
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt			377,899
Outstanding line of credit		162
Unused and available borrowings		799,838
Revolving credit agreement | Minimum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	0.00%
Revolving credit agreement | Maximum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	0.625%
Revolving credit agreement | Prime lending rate
Long-term debt:
Variable interest rate basis	prime lending rate
Revolving credit agreement | Federal Funds rate
Long-term debt:
Variable interest rate basis	overnight bank rate
Basis points added to variable rate	0.50%
Revolving credit agreement | LIBOR
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	1.00%
Debt instrument	Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (based on a one-, three-, or six-month interest period, as selected by the Company)
Revolving credit agreement | LIBOR | Minimum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	1.00%
Revolving credit agreement | LIBOR | Maximum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	1.625%
Revolving credit agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	0.10%
Revolving credit agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Minimum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	1.00%
Revolving credit agreement | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate | Maximum
Long-term debt:
Basis points added to variable rate	1.625%
Other notes
Long-term debt:
Long-term debt		1,246	2,015
Short Term Bank Lines Of Credit
Long-term debt:
Balance		30,895
Unused and available borrowings		29,226
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.00% Due 2044 | Senior Notes
Long-term debt:
Aggregate amount		450,000	450,000
Interest rate on notes				5.00%
Unamortized debt discount		12,168
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.25% Due 2054 | Senior Notes
Long-term debt:
Aggregate amount		305,000	$ 305,000
Unamortized debt discount		7,071
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt:
Total line of credit facility for short-term borrowings	$ 800,000
Additional borrowing capacity	300,000
Unused and available borrowings	$ 400,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving credit agreement
Long-term debt:
Outstanding line of credit		$ 0