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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Schedule of Fair Value and Carrying Amount of Debt Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 24, 2017 | Dec. 25, 2016 | Mar. 11, 2015 | May 29, 2014
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Senior notes | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 5.75%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.75% |  | 5.75% |
Senior notes | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 6.25%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.25% |  |  | 6.25%
Senior notes | Level 1 | Carrying Amount | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 5.75%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | $ (500,000) | $ (500,000) |  |
Senior notes | Level 1 | Carrying Amount | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 6.25%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | (401,983) | (369,736) |  |
Senior notes | Level 1 | Fair Value | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 5.75%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | (521,250) | (503,395) |  |
Senior notes | Level 1 | Fair Value | Fixed-rate senior notes payable at 6.25%, at Level 1 inputs |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | (415,622) | (389,709) |  |
Mortgages | Level 3 | Carrying Amount | Chattels mortgages with payables at weighted average of 3.74% |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | (1,015) | (1,432) |  |
Mortgages | Level 3 | Fair Value | Chattels mortgages with payables at weighted average of 3.74% |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate senior notes payable | $ (989) | $ (1,379) |  |

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