ACQUISITIONS (Details 2) (Valmont SM, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Major classes of acquired intangible assets and weighted-average amortization periods
Amount	$ 59,110
Customer Relationships
Major classes of acquired intangible assets and weighted-average amortization periods
Amount	46,124
Weighted Average Amortization Period	15 years
Trade Names
Major classes of acquired intangible assets and weighted-average amortization periods
Amount	$ 12,986

Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275

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