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Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Fair Value Inputs, Income Tax Rate, Year Two

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Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Fair Value Inputs, Customer Attrition Rate

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Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate

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Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired, Fair Value Inputs, Net Sales Growth Rate

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2020 MXN ($)	Oct. 15, 2019 GBP (£)	Oct. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 955,087	$ 955,087	$ 973,750
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired				100.00%
Cash consideration			£ 311.3	$ 393,300
Transaction costs				1,400
Net sales of acquiree since acquisition date					341,800	999,100
Net income (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date					$ 2,200	$ (300)
Identified intangible assets				$ 40,418
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value			2.00%	2.00%
Attrition rate for existing customers used in determination of fair value			10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes in 2020			18.00%	18.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes after 2020			17.00%	17.00%
Discount rate			22.00%	22.00%
Identified intangible assets				$ 40,400
Weighted average useful life			11 years	11 years
FAMPAT/Plan Pro
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired	100.00%
Cash consideration	$ 3,000	$ 70.4
Goodwill	$ 2,200