STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - RSUs (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
Oct. 25, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs outstanding		7,000
RSUs granted		7,000
Restricted stock units (RSUs) \| Board of Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)		6,666
Deferred stock units (DSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (in shares)	13,388
2012 Plan \| Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period in which the common stock be delivered to grantee once RSUs become nonforfeitables		30 days
RSUs granted		385,241
RSUs granted as replacement awards		104,411

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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