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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 27, 2021 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Dec. 26, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |
Payment terms | 30 days |  |
Unpaid advanced client billings | $ 19,000 |  | $ 16,000
Contract liabilities (customer contract deposits) | $ 36,652 |  | $ 42,244
Percentage of unbilled revenue billed during period | 60.00% | 60.00% |
Amount of unbilled revenue billed during period |  | $ 122,000 |
Percentage of contract liabilities recognized as revenue during period | 60.00% | 60.00% |
Amount of contract liabilities recognized as revenue |  | $ 193,000 |

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- Definition Contract With Customer Liability, Customer Deposits + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease in right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time from transfer to receivable due to right to consideration becoming unconditional. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130551-203045 + Details
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130549-203045 + Details
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