BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION - Summary by Business Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2025	Mar. 30, 2024	Dec. 28, 2024
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	$ 969,314	$ 977,828
Cost of sales	678,212	671,612
Gross profit	291,102	306,216
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	162,788	174,663
Total operating income	128,314	131,553
Total assets	3,375,423		$ 3,329,972
Total capital expenditures	30,319	15,010
Total depreciation and amortization expense	21,518	23,536
Point in Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	624,846	640,695
Over Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	344,468	337,133
Utility
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	344,265	336,143
Lighting and Transportation
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	192,571	211,209
Coatings
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	79,693	84,264
Telecommunications
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	69,939	53,961
Solar
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	17,023	35,156
Irrigation Equipment and Parts
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	241,283	231,480
Technology Products and Services
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	24,540	25,615
North America
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	710,561	724,021
International
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	258,753	253,807
Infrastructure
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	703,491	720,733
Infrastructure | Point in Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	366,143	389,935
Infrastructure | Over Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	337,348	330,798
Agriculture
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	265,823	257,095
Agriculture | Point in Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	258,703	250,760
Agriculture | Over Time
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	7,120	6,335
Operating segment
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	973,492	982,349
Cost of sales	678,212	671,612
Gross profit	291,102	306,216
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	137,653	147,379
Total operating income	153,449	158,837
Total assets	3,162,591		3,057,831
Total capital expenditures	28,164	14,700
Total depreciation and amortization expense	19,393	21,172
Operating segment | Infrastructure
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	706,221	723,614
Cost of sales	490,616	503,116
Gross profit	212,875	217,617
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	95,663	99,753
Total operating income	117,212	117,864
Total assets	2,265,122		2,181,345
Total capital expenditures	25,932	13,437
Total depreciation and amortization expense	15,582	16,249
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Utility
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	344,265	336,143
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Lighting and Transportation
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	192,571	211,209
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Coatings
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	82,357	87,090
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Telecommunications
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	69,939	53,961
Operating segment | Infrastructure | Solar
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	17,089	35,211
Operating segment | Infrastructure | North America
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	577,197	568,572
Operating segment | Infrastructure | International
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	129,024	155,042
Operating segment | Agriculture
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	267,271	258,735
Cost of sales	187,596	168,496
Gross profit	78,227	88,599
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	41,990	47,626
Total operating income	36,237	40,973
Total assets	897,469		876,486
Total capital expenditures	2,232	1,263
Total depreciation and amortization expense	3,811	4,923
Operating segment | Agriculture | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	242,731	233,120
Operating segment | Agriculture | Technology Products and Services
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	24,540	25,615
Operating segment | Agriculture | North America
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	137,476	159,915
Operating segment | Agriculture | International
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	129,795	98,820
Unallocated corporate segment
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	25,135	27,284
Total assets	212,832		$ 272,141
Total capital expenditures	2,155	310
Total depreciation and amortization expense	2,125	2,364
Intersegment
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(4,178)	(4,521)
Intersegment | Coatings
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(2,664)	(2,826)
Intersegment | Solar
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(66)	(55)
Intersegment | Irrigation Equipment and Parts
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(1,448)	(1,640)
Intersegment | North America
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(4,112)	(4,466)
Intersegment | International
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(66)	(55)
Intersegment | Infrastructure
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	(2,730)	(2,881)
Intersegment | Agriculture
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales	$ (1,448)	(1,640)
Prior period adjustment | Lighting and Transportation
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED REVENUE INFORMATION
Net sales		$ 10,887