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CONTINGENCIES AND LEGAL MATTERS (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2021 plantiff	Jan. 01, 2021 plantiff	Dec. 31, 2019 death plantiff
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of plaintiffs | plantiff	24	6	186
Number of deaths | death			1

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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