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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 segment week	Dec. 25, 2010 week segment	Dec. 26, 2009 week
Fiscal year
Number of weeks in fiscal year (in weeks)	53	52	52
Additional net sales due to extra week in fiscal period	$ 50,000
Cash overdrafts
Cash book overdrafts	21,214	11,952
Operating segments
Number of reportable segments	4	4
Maximum percentage of sales of other businesses and activities to consolidated sales as basis for aggregation	10.00%	10.00%
Inventories
Inventory valued at the lower of cost, determined on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, or market (as a percent)	40.00%	32.00%
Excess of replacement cost of inventories over the LIFO value	49,536	42,559
Additional net earnings due to extra week in fiscal period	$ 3,000
Maximum
Principles of Consolidation
Equity method investment in affiliates, ownership percentage	50.00%
Cost method investment in affiliates, ownership percentage	20.00%
Fiscal year
Number of weeks in fiscal year (in weeks)	53
Minimum
Principles of Consolidation
Equity method investment in affiliates, ownership percentage	20.00%
Fiscal year
Number of weeks in fiscal year (in weeks)	52