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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill by Segment | The activity in goodwill by reportable segment for the years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 were as follows:
| December 29, 2024 |  | Currency Translation |  | December 28, 2025
| (In thousands)
U.S. | $ | 41,936 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41,936 |
Europe | 1,097,643 |  |  | 86,277 |  |  | 1,183,920 |
Mexico | 99,494 |  |  | 13,534 |  |  | 113,028 |
Total | $ | 1,239,073 |  |  | $ | 99,811 |  |  | $ | 1,338,884 |
| December 31, 2023 |  | Currency Translation |  | December 29, 2024
| (In thousands)
U.S. | $ | 41,936 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41,936 |
Europe | 1,116,521 |  |  | (18,878) |  |  | 1,097,643 |
Mexico | 127,804 |  |  | (28,310) |  |  | 99,494 |
Total | $ | 1,286,261 |  |  | $ | (47,188) |  |  | $ | 1,239,073 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 29, 2024 |  |  |  | Amortization |  | Currency Translation |  |  | December 28, 2025
| (In thousands)
Carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names not subject to amortization | $ | 569,357 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 44,179 |  |  |  | $ | 613,536 |
Trade names subject to amortization | 112,016 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2,746 |  |  |  | 114,762 |
Customer relationships | 431,861 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 24,554 |  |  |  | 456,415 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | (61,527) |  |  |  |  | (3,957) |  |  | (568) |  |  |  | (66,052) |
Customer relationships | (245,473) |  |  |  |  | (29,165) |  |  | (11,957) |  |  |  | (286,595) |
Total | $ | 806,234 |  |  |  |  | $ | (33,122) |  |  | $ | 58,954 |  |  |  | $ | 832,066 |
| December 31, 2023 |  | Amortization |  | Currency Translation |  | December 29, 2024
| (In thousands)
Carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names not subject to amortization | $ | 580,473 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11,116) |  |  | $ | 569,357 |
Trade names subject to amortization | 112,681 |  |  | — |  |  | (665) |  |  | 112,016 |
Customer relationships | 441,719 |  |  | — |  |  | (9,858) |  |  | 431,861 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | (57,762) |  |  | (3,893) |  |  | 128 |  |  | (61,527) |
Customer relationships | (223,128) |  |  | (28,503) |  |  | 6,158 |  |  | (245,473) |
Total | $ | 853,983 |  |  | $ | (32,396) |  |  | $ | (15,353) |  |  | $ | 806,234 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets Amortization Over the Estimated Useful Lives | Intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Trade names subject to amortization | 15-20 years
Customer relationships | 3-18 years

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