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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 29, 2013 item | Jun. 30, 2012
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments |  |  | 4 |
Maximum percentage of sales of other businesses and activities to consolidated sales as basis for aggregation |  |  | 10.00% |
Sales | $ 926,531 | $ 814,580 | $ 1,801,660 | $ 1,574,915
Intersegment Sales | 47,872 | 47,265 | 103,371 | 90,250
Net sales | 878,659 | 767,315 | 1,698,289 | 1,484,665
Operating income | 144,265 | 97,352 | 262,455 | 180,170
Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 161,487 | 158,575 | 308,657 | 297,900
Communication Products |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 34,771 | 36,488 | 63,393 | 63,183
Access Systems |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 54,378 | 40,753 | 102,256 | 78,660
Steel |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 201,146 | 185,079 | 411,661 | 352,043
Concrete |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 27,079 | 27,158 | 56,220 | 51,426
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 250,636 | 235,816 | 474,306 | 439,743
Intersegment Sales | 22,169 | 24,726 | 51,621 | 43,146
Net sales | 228,467 | 211,090 | 422,685 | 396,597
Operating income | 22,603 | 14,168 | 35,337 | 22,192
Utility Support Structures segment |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 228,243 | 212,237 | 467,881 | 403,469
Intersegment Sales | 299 | 467 | 710 | 2,447
Net sales | 227,944 | 211,770 | 467,171 | 401,022
Operating income | 42,121 | 26,574 | 88,276 | 51,678
Coatings segment |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 93,798 | 84,837 | 183,043 | 167,684
Intersegment Sales | 14,448 | 13,252 | 28,778 | 25,949
Net sales | 79,350 | 71,585 | 154,265 | 141,735
Operating income | 23,552 | 19,517 | 36,972 | 36,029
Irrigation segment |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 270,175 | 194,496 | 514,882 | 390,762
Intersegment Sales | 1 | 6 | 1 | 431
Net sales | 270,174 | 194,490 | 514,881 | 390,331
Operating income | 64,174 | 37,607 | 118,733 | 76,015
Other |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Sales | 83,679 | 87,194 | 161,548 | 173,257
Intersegment Sales | 10,955 | 8,814 | 22,261 | 18,277
Net sales | 72,724 | 78,380 | 139,287 | 154,980
Operating income | 13,025 | 12,259 | 23,812 | 23,670
Corporate |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |
Operating income | $ (21,210) | $ (12,773) | $ (40,675) | $ (29,414)

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