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Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2021 | Sep. 25, 2021 | Jun. 26, 2021 | Mar. 27, 2021 | Dec. 26, 2020 | Sep. 26, 2020 | Jun. 27, 2020 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Dec. 25, 2021 | Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 956,357 | $ 982,248 | $ 1,012,592 | $ 818,148 | $ 675,851 | $ 619,105 | $ 500,168 | $ 602,919 | $ 3,769,345 | $ 2,398,043 | $ 2,430,616
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,938,989 | 1,966,161 | 2,035,610
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,390 | 44,843 | 42,693
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,052 | 159,483 | 162,358
Gain on sale of manufacturing equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 769 | (132) | 963
Gain on sale of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,760) | 0 | 0
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (22,053) | 0
Insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (485)
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,829 | 3,771 | 0
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 655,845 | 245,838 | 191,403
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,709) | (19,247) | (25,683)
Pension plan termination expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (17,835) | 0
Redemption premium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,674) | 0 | 0
Environmental expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,053) | (4,454) | (1,321)
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,730 | 4,887 | 1,684
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 641,139 | 209,189 | 166,083
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,122 | 51,146 | 31,162
Segment assets | 1,728,936 |  |  |  | 1,528,568 |  |  |  | 1,728,936 | 1,528,568 | 1,370,940
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,798,807 | 2,425,292 | 2,453,044
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,462) | (27,249) | (22,428)
Corporate and Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,462) | (27,249) | (22,428)
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30,679) | (19,810) | (25,230)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,698 | 3,995 | 3,285
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,278 | 41,367 | 44,444
Gain on sale of assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Gain on sale of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (51,306) |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,053) |
Insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,453) | (30,748) | (44,927)
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,521 | 448 | 2,711
Segment assets | 145,267 |  |  |  | 139,280 |  |  |  | 145,267 | 139,280 | 162,921
Piping Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,800 |
Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,030 | 1,583,002 | 1,542,456
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,996,610 | 1,311,697 | 1,313,980
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,384 | 23,071 | 22,621
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,749 | 78,744 | 75,170
Gain on sale of assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,194)
Gain on sale of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3,771 |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 486,287 | 165,719 | 131,879
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,429 | 39,209 | 15,505
Segment assets | 1,160,272 |  |  |  | 977,937 |  |  |  | 1,160,272 | 977,937 | 796,262
Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 703,363 | 472,159 | 554,372
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 605,715 | 398,000 | 473,010
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,929 | 7,528 | 7,489
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,698 | 12,566 | 12,359
Gain on sale of assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 275
Gain on sale of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,454) |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (485)
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,475 | 54,065 | 61,724
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,744 | 5,968 | 9,101
Segment assets | 173,290 |  |  |  | 152,683 |  |  |  | 173,290 | 152,683 | 161,904
Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 495,414 | 370,131 | 356,216
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367,343 | 276,274 | 273,850
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,379 | 10,249 | 9,298
Selling, general, and administrative expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,327 | 26,806 | 30,385
Gain on sale of assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (44)
Gain on sale of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Litigation settlement, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Insurance recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,829 | 0 |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,536 | 56,802 | 42,727
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,428 | 5,521 | 3,845
Segment assets | $ 250,107 |  |  |  | $ 258,668 |  |  |  | 250,107 | 258,668 | 249,853
Tube and fittings | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,055,639 | 1,232,724 | 1,271,558
Tube and fittings | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,055,639 | 1,232,724 | 1,271,558
Tube and fittings | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Tube and fittings | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Brass rod and forgings | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 565,870 | 356,547 | 425,573
Brass rod and forgings | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Brass rod and forgings | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 565,870 | 356,547 | 425,573
Brass rod and forgings | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
OEM components, tube & assemblies | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,693 | 236,854 | 210,858
OEM components, tube & assemblies | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,557 | 56,176 | 29,103
OEM components, tube & assemblies | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,572 | 42,127 | 48,104
OEM components, tube & assemblies | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137,564 | 138,551 | 133,651
Valves and plumbing specialties | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 511,834 | 294,102 | 241,795
Valves and plumbing specialties | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 511,834 | 294,102 | 241,795
Valves and plumbing specialties | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Valves and plumbing specialties | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Flex duct and other HVAC components | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,850 | 231,580 | 222,565
Flex duct and other HVAC components | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Flex duct and other HVAC components | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Flex duct and other HVAC components | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,850 | 231,580 | 222,565
Other | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,921 | 73,485 | 80,695
Other | Piping Systems | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other | Industrial Metals | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,921 | 73,485 | 80,695
Other | Climate | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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