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DEBT ACTIVITY (Details)				3 Months Ended
DEBT ACTIVITY (Details)	Jun. 05, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate outstanding principal amount				$ 338,700,000
Interest expense				7,464,000	$ 8,122,000
Debt issuance amortization				2,100,000
Term Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs		$ 8,100,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate outstanding principal amount				190,000,000.0
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt				(10,000,000.0)
Interest expense				4,700,000
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total leverage ratio permitted			1.50
Quarterly amortization payment, initial amount			$ 5,000,000.0
Minimum liquidity level			$ 150,000,000.0
Percentage of equity interests in foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral			0.65
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| Debt Covenant Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total leverage ratio permitted		2.75
Prepayment fee percentage, year one		2.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| Debt Covenant Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total leverage ratio permitted		2.25
Prepayment fee percentage, year one		1.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| Debt Covenant Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum total leverage ratio permitted		1.50
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		8.00%	6.50%
Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		7.00%	5.50%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate outstanding principal amount				158,900,000
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt				130,900,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity				33,000,000.0
Interest expense				$ 400,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, annual authorized prepayment amount		$ 200,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment fee percentage, year one	2.00%
Principal prepayment	$ 15,000,000.0
Quarterly amortization payment, initial amount	8,000,000.0
Quarterly amortization payment, after September 30, 2020	$ 10,000,000.0
Period for waived prepayment fees (in days)	90 days
Prepayment fee percentage, year two	1.00%
Minimum liquidity level	$ 125,000,000.0
Percentage of equity interests in foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral	1
Subsequent Event \| Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	8.50%
Subsequent Event \| Term Loan Facility \| Term Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	7.50%