PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($) hatchery processingPlant	Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 354,400	$ 314,400	$ 264,300
Expenditures on capital projects	381,700	354,800
Completed projects transferred from construction-in-progress to depreciable assets	421,900	423,700
Proceeds from property disposals	$ 24,724	31,976	$ 15,753
Processing plants | processingPlant	2
Gain (loss) on property disposals	$ 1,500	$ 13,800
Idled assets property, plant and equipment, net	40,200
Idled asset property, plant and equipment gross	205,500
Idled asset accumulated depreciation	$ 165,300
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of hatcheries | hatchery	2
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of leasehold improvements	$ 3,800