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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013 | Sep. 28, 2013 | Jun. 29, 2013 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 28, 2013 item | Dec. 29, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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% |  |
Net sales | $ 827,890 | $ 778,032 | $ 878,659 | $ 819,630 | $ 815,037 | $ 729,839 | $ 767,315 | $ 717,350 | $ 3,304,211 | $ 3,029,541 | $ 2,661,480
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 473,069 | 382,296 | 263,310
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,025) | (23,353) | (26,910)
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,373 | 347 | (2,643)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 449,417 | 359,290 | 233,757
Total assets | 2,776,494 |  |  |  | 2,568,551 |  |  |  | 2,776,494 | 2,568,551 | 2,306,076
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,753 | 97,074 | 83,069
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,436 | 70,218 | 74,560
Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 897,503 | 833,313 | 792,597
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,647 | 54,013 | 40,753
Total assets | 873,757 |  |  |  | 784,659 |  |  |  | 873,757 | 784,659 | 750,992
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,878 | 20,244 | 13,328
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,057 | 27,164 | 30,637
Utility Support Structures segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 959,695 | 869,663 | 620,765
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174,740 | 129,025 | 70,643
Total assets | 524,113 |  |  |  | 510,943 |  |  |  | 524,113 | 510,943 | 432,657
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,347 | 41,081 | 31,501
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,375 | 13,284 | 12,548
Coatings segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,986 | 282,074 | 280,788
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,917 | 71,641 | 58,656
Total assets | 315,663 |  |  |  | 334,841 |  |  |  | 315,663 | 334,841 | 283,588
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,206 | 13,280 | 22,881
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,656 | 12,015 | 12,175
Irrigation segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,174 | 750,592 | 665,896
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 181,498 | 143,605 | 107,759
Total assets | 323,435 |  |  |  | 287,354 |  |  |  | 323,435 | 287,354 | 267,615
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,416 | 12,618 | 8,766
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,679 | 6,209 | 6,006
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263,853 | 293,899 | 301,434
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,984 | 46,575 | 45,670
Total assets | 126,337 |  |  |  | 202,289 |  |  |  | 126,337 | 202,289 | 203,185
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,270 | 4,428 | 4,501
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,663 | 8,168 | 8,539
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,717) | (62,563) | (60,171)
Total assets | 613,189 |  |  |  | 448,465 |  |  |  | 613,189 | 448,465 | 368,039
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,636 | 5,423 | 2,092
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,006 | 3,378 | 4,655
Operating segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,507,256 | 3,218,983 | 2,789,705
Operating segment | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,001,809 | 931,533 | 839,520
Operating segment | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: | Lighting, Traffic, and Roadway Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 660,423 | 637,082 | 595,048
Operating segment | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: | Communication Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,888 | 134,711 | 109,131
Operating segment | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: | Access Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 201,498 | 159,740 | 135,341
Operating segment | Utility Support Structures segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 962,038 | 873,520 | 624,870
Operating segment | Utility Support Structures segment | Steel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 853,459 | 752,621 | 546,926
Operating segment | Utility Support Structures segment | Concrete |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,579 | 120,899 | 77,944
Operating segment | Coatings segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,635 | 334,552 | 327,322
Operating segment | Irrigation segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,179 | 750,641 | 666,007
Operating segment | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 303,595 | 328,737 | 331,986
Intersegment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203,045 | 189,442 | 128,225
Intersegment | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,306 | 98,220 | 46,923
Intersegment | Utility Support Structures segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,343 | 3,857 | 4,105
Intersegment | Coatings segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,649 | 52,478 | 46,534
Intersegment | Irrigation segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 49 | 111
Intersegment | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,742 | 34,838 | 30,552
Reclassified | Engineered Infrastructure Products segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49,427 | $ 21,657

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