Cumulative Amount of Mark-to-Market Gains (Losses) on Commodity Derivatives

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The amount of gain (loss) from commodity derivative positions reclassified from unallocated derivative (gains) losses to segment income.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2022 USD ($) segment	Jul. 04, 2021 USD ($)
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment				3
Operating Segments \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net gains on commodity derivative positions reclassified from unallocated to segment income	$ 32,084	$ 13,492		$ 55,530	$ 24,887
Scenario, Forecast \| Operating Segments \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net gains on commodity derivative positions reclassified from unallocated to segment income			$ 74,325
Cost of Sales \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Cumulative Amount of Mark-to-Market Gains (Losses) on Commodity Derivatives				$ 73,456