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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 3) (Directors and certain management employees, Non-vested stock and restricted stock units, USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Directors and certain management employees | Non-vested stock and restricted stock units
     
Stock Based Compensation      
Shares issued 35,885us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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47,271us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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27,293us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Weighted average per share price on grant date $ 136.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 146.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 132.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Compensation expense $ 3,978us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 3,667us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 2,835us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Weighted-average period for grant of stock-based compensation 1 year 9 months 4 days    
Deferred stock-based compensation granted $ 8,337us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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