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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment, Number

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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	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2020	Jan. 08, 2020	Jan. 07, 2019	Mar. 01, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 30.94
3/1/2018 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Awards Granted (in shares)	163,764
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(51,473)
Expected compensation cost	$ 2.8
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 24.93
3/1/2018 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Awards Granted (in shares)	217,253
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	(53,381)
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(78,449)
Expected compensation cost	$ 2.1
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 24.93
3/1/2018 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 24.93
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 19.35
Awards Granted (in shares)	66,272
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	(17,863)
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(15,235)
Expected compensation cost	$ 0.6
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 19.35
5/10/2018 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 21.54
Awards Granted (in shares)	8,358
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
1/7/2019 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 16.47
Awards Granted (in shares)	414,620
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	39,620
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(137,413)
Expected compensation cost	$ 5.2
Share price (in dollars per share)			$ 16.47
1/7/2019 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 16.47
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 19.35
Awards Granted (in shares)	109,654
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	13,705
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Expected compensation cost	$ 2.1
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 19.35	$ 30.94
4/30/2019 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	26.91
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 15.12
Awards Granted (in shares)	200,000
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
4/30/2019 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 26.91
Awards Granted (in shares)	470,000
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(470,000)
5/24/2019 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 27.86
Awards Granted (in shares)	11,170
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
1/8/2020 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 30.94
Awards Granted (in shares)	195,140
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	(33,729)
Expected compensation cost	$ 5.0
1/8/2020 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 30.94
Milestone Date Fair Value per Award (in dollars per share)	$ 19.35
Awards Granted (in shares)	121,310
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0
Expected compensation cost	$ 3.8
4/29/2020 \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per award (in dollars per share)	$ 22.01
Awards Granted (in shares)	13,630
Performance Target Achievement Award Adjustment (in shares)	0
Awards Forfeited to Date (in shares)	0