BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Summary by Business Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Segments
Net sales	$ 4,075,034	$ 4,174,598	$ 4,345,250
Cost of sales	2,833,822	2,938,564	3,219,026
Gross profit	1,241,212	1,236,034	1,126,224
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	716,628	768,423	692,975
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		140,844
Realignment charges		35,210
Operating income (loss)	524,584	291,557	433,249
Interest expense, net	(51,539)	(50,578)	(45,519)
Other income (expenses)	(4,364)	(4,527)	(23,842)
Assets	3,329,972	3,477,448
Capital expenditures	79,451	96,771	93,288
Depreciation and amortization	95,395	98,708	97,167
Utility
Business Segments
Net sales	1,368,333	1,291,670	1,217,193
Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	884,128	916,170	907,929
Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	343,747	345,310	341,380
Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	250,770	252,165	320,342
Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	151,403	194,322	122,902
Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	978,785	1,062,163	1,220,200
Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	97,868	112,798	115,085
Other
Business Segments
Net sales			100,219
United States
Business Segments
Net sales	2,856,033	2,860,951	2,965,673
North America
Business Segments
Net sales	2,901,722	2,889,575	2,975,020
International
Business Segments
Net sales	1,173,312	1,285,023	1,370,230
Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	2,998,381	2,999,637	2,909,746
Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	1,076,653	1,174,961	1,335,285
Other Segments
Business Segments
Net sales			100,219
Operating segment
Business Segments
Net sales	4,092,284	4,192,290	4,375,310
Cost of sales	2,833,822	2,938,564	3,219,026
Gross profit	1,241,212	1,236,034	1,126,224
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	605,736	655,726	590,203
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		140,844
Realignment charges		26,361
Operating income (loss)	635,476	413,103	536,021
Assets	3,057,831	3,227,722
Capital expenditures	76,554	79,185	86,114
Depreciation and amortization	86,323	88,063	87,472
Operating segment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	3,008,576	3,010,067	2,928,419
Cost of sales	2,094,645	2,157,556	2,173,135
Gross profit	903,736	842,081	736,611
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	406,596	424,997	382,112
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		3,571
Realignment charges		17,260
Operating income (loss)	497,140	396,253	354,499
Assets	2,181,345	2,249,132
Capital expenditures	65,017	68,295	53,228
Depreciation and amortization	65,717	64,654	62,398
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Utility
Business Segments
Net sales	1,368,333	1,291,670	1,217,193
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	884,128	916,170	907,929
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	353,739	354,330	356,707
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Telecommunications
Business Segments
Net sales	250,770	252,165	320,342
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	151,606	195,732	126,248
Operating segment | Infrastructure | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	2,348,250	2,318,801	2,234,339
Operating segment | Infrastructure | International
Business Segments
Net sales	660,326	691,266	694,080
Operating segment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	1,083,708	1,182,223	1,346,672
Cost of sales	739,177	781,008	953,492
Gross profit	337,476	393,953	381,793
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	199,140	230,729	202,530
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets		137,273
Realignment charges		9,101
Operating income (loss)	138,336	16,850	179,263
Assets	876,486	978,590
Capital expenditures	11,537	10,890	32,886
Depreciation and amortization	20,606	23,409	23,681
Operating segment | Agriculture | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	985,840	1,069,425	1,231,587
Operating segment | Agriculture | Technology Products and Services
Business Segments
Net sales	97,868	112,798	115,085
Operating segment | Agriculture | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	570,517	587,056	766,929
Operating segment | Agriculture | International
Business Segments
Net sales	513,191	595,167	579,743
Operating segment | Other Segments
Business Segments
Net sales			100,219
Cost of sales			92,399
Gross profit			7,820
Selling, general, and administrative expenses			5,561
Operating income (loss)			2,259
Depreciation and amortization			1,393
Operating segment | Other Segments | Other
Business Segments
Net sales			100,219
Operating segment | Other Segments | International
Business Segments
Net sales			100,219
Unallocated corporate segment
Business Segments
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	110,892	112,697	102,772
Realignment charges		8,849
Operating income (loss)	(110,892)	(121,546)	(102,772)
Assets	272,141	249,726
Capital expenditures	2,897	17,586	7,174
Depreciation and amortization	9,072	10,645	9,695
Intersegment
Business Segments
Net sales	(17,250)	(17,692)	(30,060)
Intersegment | Coatings
Business Segments
Net sales	(9,992)	(9,020)	(15,327)
Intersegment | Solar
Business Segments
Net sales	(203)	(1,410)	(3,346)
Intersegment | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
Business Segments
Net sales	(7,055)	(7,262)	(11,387)
Intersegment | North America
Business Segments
Net sales	(17,045)	(16,282)	(26,248)
Intersegment | International
Business Segments
Net sales	(205)	(1,410)	(3,812)
Intersegment | Infrastructure
Business Segments
Net sales	(10,195)	(10,430)	(18,673)
Intersegment | Agriculture
Business Segments
Net sales	(7,055)	$ (7,262)	$ (11,387)
Prior period adjustment | Utility
Business Segments
Net sales	47,902
Prior period adjustment | Lighting and Transportation
Business Segments
Net sales	$ 32,533