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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($) segments contract | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 03, 2018 | Mar. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segments | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,650,000,000.00
Number of life insurance contracts | contract | 45 | 43 |  |  |  |
Face value of life insurance contracts | $ 65,200,000 | $ 61,400,000 |  |  |  |
Advertising costs | 1,900,000 | 1,600,000 | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |
Decrease in company's benefit obligations from new mortality improvement scales | $ 1,700,000 | $ 5,200,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership percentage | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |
Change to projected benefit obligation as a result of new discount rate | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Change to projected benefit obligation as a result of new discount rate | $ 16,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2026 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |
$2.3 Billion Credit Facility | Credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of credit facility |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000.0 |

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