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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value, Milestone Date

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued 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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Schedule of Awards (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Jan. 07, 2019	Mar. 01, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 31.31	$ 16.47	$ 24.93
Awards Granted February 14, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	410,000
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 25.59
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Awards Granted March 1, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	163,764
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	45,755
Expected compensation cost	$ 2.9
Awards Granted March 1, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	250,351
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	151,229
Expected compensation cost	$ 2.5
Awards Granted March 1, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	33,174
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 31.31
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Expected compensation cost	$ 1.0
Awards Granted May 10, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	8,358
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 21.54
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Awards Granted May 10, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	2,786
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 21.54
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 26.86
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Awards Granted, December 18, 2018 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	262,500
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 16.06
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Awards Granted, January 7, 2019 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	396,763
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 16.47
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	92,075
Expected compensation cost	$ 5.1
Awards Granted, January 7, 2019 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	109,654
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 16.47
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 31.31
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Expected compensation cost	$ 3.4
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 31.31
Awards Granted April 30, 2019 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	200,000
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 26.91
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Awards Granted May 24, 2019 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Granted (in shares)	11,170
Grant Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 27.86
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0