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
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482810/280-10-50-18

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment	Apr. 02, 2023 USD ($)
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		3
Operating Segments \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net pre-tax gains on commodity derivatives		$ 20,251	$ 370
Scenario, Forecast \| Operating Segments \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Net pre-tax gains on commodity derivatives	$ 24,574
Cost of sales \| Commodities futures and options
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Cumulative amount of mark-to-market gains (losses) on commodity derivatives		$ 167,808