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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 23 Months Ended |
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Apr. 05, 2022 | Dec. 28, 2024 | Dec. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Nov. 30, 2023 | Dec. 20, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 5,479 | $ 194,785 | $ 283,392 |  |
Gain on sale of business |  |  | (659) | (961) | 123,405 |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Avian |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 167,300
Contingent consideration |  |  | 10,300 |  |  |  | $ 30,000
Gain on sale of business |  |  |  |  | $ 123,400 |  |
Noveprim Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 41.00% |
Equity interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |
Business combination, equity stake percentage |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |
Purchase of investments |  |  |  |  | $ 90,000 |  |
Contingent liability |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 392,400 |
Additional cash paid |  |  |  |  |  | 144,600 |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other |  |  |  |  |  | 209,500 |
Gain in equity equal to the excess fair value of additional equity interest purchased |  |  | 9,800 |  |  | 113,000 |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 33,300 |
Business combination deferred purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000 |
Adjustments for working capital/debt |  |  | 7,000 |  |  | 13,800 |
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments |  |  | 17,600 |  |  |  |
Consideration contingent upon future performance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55,000 |
Business combination, remaining equity to purchase |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |
Call option term, period after sixth anniversary |  |  |  |  |  | 1 month |
Put option term, period after first anniversary |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months |
Transaction and integration costs |  |  | 1,500 | 4,200 |  |  |
Total purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  | $ 392,404 |
Noveprim Group | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, redemption price |  |  |  |  |  | 47,000 |
Noveprim Group | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, redemption price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54,000 |
SAMDI Tech, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, equity stake percentage | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction and integration costs |  |  | $ 0 | 900 |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | $ 62,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash acquired | 400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of previously owned interest in acquiree | 12,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price allocation | $ 62,801 | $ 284,521 |  |  |  |  |
Explora BioLabs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction and integration costs |  |  |  | $ 2,900 | $ 7,500 |  |
Cash acquired |  | 6,600 |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price allocation |  | $ 284,500 |  |  |  |  |

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