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DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					63 Months Ended	84 Months Ended	163 Months Ended	180 Months Ended
DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2022	Sep. 01, 2020	May 12, 2020	Dec. 29, 2017	May 04, 2027	Dec. 29, 2024	Sep. 01, 2035	Jan. 28, 2037	Feb. 28, 2022	Jan. 29, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	May 06, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans receivable				$ 4,835,000
Interest on unrelated party note receivable percentage				1.403%
Third party contribution to investment fund				$ 2,375,000
Notes payable related to New Markets Tax Credit				$ 6,563,000						$ 70,042,000	$ 66,827,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				1.00%
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Benefit over recapture period						$ 1,728,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 150,500,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate			1.76%
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate		2.19%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000
Term loan		$ 50,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			7 years
Term loan			$ 25,500,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate									1.72%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 25,000,000
Debt outstanding										$ 7,336,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term	15 years	15 years
Term loan	$ 7,350,000
Effective interest rate	2.91%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate									2.18%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate	1.10%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate					1.46%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed rate									0.26%
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate							1.61%	1.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate			1.35%
Derivative, fixed rate			0.41%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Interest Rate Swap \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed rate	0.0141%
Interest Rate Swap \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Secured Debt \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed rate									0.57%
Interest Rate Swap \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed rate		0.69%