ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Shipping and Handling Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cost of product shipment to customers	$ 62.7	$ 39.9	$ 30.2

Represents the cost of product shipment to our customers, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

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