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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	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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Contract With Customer, Asset, Percentage Of Amount Reclassified to Receivable

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Contract With Customer Liability, Customer Deposits

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Contract With Customer, Unpaid Advanced Client Billings

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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.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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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.

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-Publisher FASB
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