FAIR VALUE - Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Financial Instruments
Current portion of debt	$ 6,354	$ 6,354
Summit Materials, LLC
Financial Instruments
Current portion of debt	6,354	6,354
Level 2
Financial Instruments
Current portion of debt		6,400
Level 2 \| Fair Value
Financial Instruments
Long-term debt	1,914,189	1,777,722
Level 2 \| Carrying Value
Financial Instruments
Long-term debt	1,873,745	1,828,159
Level 2 \| Summit Materials, LLC
Financial Instruments
Current portion of debt		6,400
Level 2 \| Summit Materials, LLC \| Fair Value
Financial Instruments
Long-term debt	1,914,189	1,777,722
Level 2 \| Summit Materials, LLC \| Carrying Value
Financial Instruments
Long-term debt	1,873,745	1,828,159
Level 3 \| Fair Value
Financial Instruments
Current portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	31,724	32,876
Long term portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	39,392	44,293
Level 3 \| Carrying Value
Financial Instruments
Current portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	31,724	32,876
Long term portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	39,392	44,293
Level 3 \| Summit Materials, LLC \| Fair Value
Financial Instruments
Current portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	29,224	30,376
Long term portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	37,375	40,179
Level 3 \| Summit Materials, LLC \| Carrying Value
Financial Instruments
Current portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	29,224	30,376
Long term portion of deferred consideration and noncompete obligations	$ 37,375	$ 40,179

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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