PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($) processingPlant	Dec. 27, 2020 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 369,400	$ 354,400	$ 314,400
Expenditures on capital projects	487,100	381,700
Completed projects transferred from construction-in-progress to depreciable assets	354,200	421,900
Proceeds from property disposals	35,516	24,724	$ 31,976
Gain (loss) on property disposals	(18,900)	$ (1,500)
Number of processing plants | processingPlant		2
Idled assets property, plant and equipment, net	30,600
Idled asset property, plant and equipment gross	168,200
Idled asset accumulated depreciation	137,600
Impairment of leasehold improvements	$ 3,600
Impairment, Long-Lived Asset, Held-for-Use, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Selling, general and administrative expense