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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	23 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2023	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 28, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash portion of consideration transferred				$ 5,479,000	$ 50,166,000
Noveprim Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired							41.00%
Equity interest acquired (as percent)							90.00%
Business combination, equity stake percentage						49.00%
Purchase of remaining equity interest of other redeemable noncontrolling interest						$ 90,000,000.0
Contingent liability						$ 5,000,000
Purchase price							$ 392,400,000
Additional cash paid							144,600,000
Business combination, consideration transferred, other							209,500,000
Gain in equity equal to the excess fair value of additional equity interest purchased				9,800,000			113,000,000.0
Contingent consideration							33,300,000
Business combination deferred purchase price							12,000,000.0
Adjustments for working capital/debt		$ 7,000,000.0		7,000,000.0			13,800,000
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments				17,600,000
Consideration contingent upon future performance							$ 55,000,000.0
Business combination, remaining equity to purchase (as percent)							10.00%
Call option term, period after sixth anniversary (in months)							1 month
Put option term, period after first anniversary (in months)							12 months
Transaction and integration costs		300,000	$ 700,000	1,200,000	2,900,000
Noveprim Group | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, redemption price							$ 47,000,000.0
Noveprim Group | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, redemption price							$ 54,000,000.0
SAMDI Tech, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, equity stake percentage	20.00%
Transaction and integration costs		$ 0	$ 500,000	$ 0	$ 800,000
Cash portion of consideration transferred	$ 62,800,000
Cash acquired	400,000
Value of previously owned interest in acquiree	$ 12,600,000

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