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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Retirement plan expenses $ 5,900,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense $ 7,500,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense $ 8,700,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
Accumulated benefit obligation, defined benefit pension plans 190,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation 170,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Actuarial loss expected to be recognized in net pension cost throughout 2015 700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear    
Maximum annual contribution per employee, amount 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent    
Maximum annual contribution per employee, amount 245,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeeAmount    
Expenses related to defined contribution plans 3,900,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 3,900,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 5,700,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Minimum [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Matching contribution, percent of employees' salary 2.14%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
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Maximum [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Matching contribution, percent of employees' salary 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
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Pension Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Expected contributions during 2015 9,400,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Other Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Expected contributions during 2015 $ 100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Fixed income securities [Member] | Pooled separate accounts [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Target plan asset allocations 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Fixed income securities [Member] | Common collective trusts funds [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Target plan asset allocations 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Equity securities [Member] | Pooled separate accounts [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Target plan asset allocations 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Equity securities [Member] | Common collective trusts funds [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Target plan asset allocations 70.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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