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EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Treasury Shares, Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
Treasury Shares and Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program (ASR) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares acquired for individual minimum statutory tax withholding (in shares) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Value of shares acquired for individual minimum statutory tax withholding | $ 24,000,000.0 | $ 18,100,000 | $ 13,800,000 |
Treasury shares retired (in shares) | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
2010 Share Repurchase Program |  |  |  |
Treasury Shares and Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program (ASR) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate authorization of share repurchase program |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amount remaining on the authorized share repurchase program | $ 129,100,000 |  |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |
Treasury Shares and Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program (ASR) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | (19,219,000) | $ (13,786,000) | $ (477,689,000) |
Retirement of treasury shares | 19,200,000 | 13,800,000 |  |
Additional Paid-In Capital |  |  |  |
Treasury Shares and Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program (ASR) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | (4,759,000) | (4,355,000) | $ (1,195,614,000) |
Retirement of treasury shares | $ 4,800,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |
Treasury Stock |  |  |  |
Treasury Shares and Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program (ASR) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) | 146,000 | 139,000 | 129,000 |
Treasury shares retired (in shares) | 146,000 | 140,000 | 40,221,000 |
Retirement of treasury shares | $ 23,979,000 | $ 18,142,000 | $ 1,673,705,000 |

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