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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information of Sales and Operating Income | Summary by Business
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures segment: |  |  |  |  |
Lighting, Traffic, and Highway Safety Products | $ | 717,216 |  |  | $ | 708,853 |  |  | $ | 706,582 |
Communication Products | 190,203 |  |  | 188,912 |  |  | 149,817 |
Access Systems | 88,421 |  |  | 114,525 |  |  | 130,481 |
Engineered Support Structures segment | 995,840 |  |  | 1,012,290 |  |  | 986,880 |
Utility Support Structures segment: |  |  |  |  |
Steel | 635,220 |  |  | 630,892 |  |  | 637,979 |
Concrete | 160,544 |  |  | 122,032 |  |  | 111,875 |
Engineered Solar Tracker Solutions | 86,382 |  |  | 47,450 |  |  | 16,760 |
Offshore and Other Complex Steel Structures | 120,063 |  |  | 90,206 |  |  | 92,559 |
Utility Support Structures segment | 1,002,209 |  |  | 890,580 |  |  | 859,173 |
Coatings segment | 345,312 |  |  | 367,835 |  |  | 353,351 |
Irrigation segment: |  |  |  |  |
North America | 378,424 |  |  | 378,613 |  |  | 386,683 |
International | 267,407 |  |  | 206,583 |  |  | 246,983 |
Irrigation segment | 645,831 |  |  | 585,196 |  |  | 633,666 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,080 |
Total | 2,989,192 |  |  | 2,855,901 |  |  | 2,856,150 |
INTERSEGMENT SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | 12,317 |  |  | 10,214 |  |  | 19,522 |
Utility Support Structures | 71 |  |  | 4,972 |  |  | 3,967 |
Coatings | 75,710 |  |  | 67,195 |  |  | 66,612 |
Irrigation | 5,739 |  |  | 6,544 |  |  | 8,905 |
Total | 93,837 |  |  | 88,925 |  |  | 99,006 |
NET SALES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures segment | 983,523 |  |  | 1,002,076 |  |  | 967,358 |
Utility Support Structures segment | 1,002,138 |  |  | 885,608 |  |  | 855,206 |
Coatings segment | 269,602 |  |  | 300,640 |  |  | 286,739 |
Irrigation segment | 640,092 |  |  | 578,652 |  |  | 624,761 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,080 |
Total | $ | 2,895,355 |  |  | $ | 2,766,976 |  |  | $ | 2,757,144 |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS): |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 65,342 |  |  | $ | 65,627 |  |  | $ | 34,776 |
Utility Support Structures | 100,855 |  |  | 87,788 |  |  | 64,766 |
Coatings | 42,975 |  |  | 51,008 |  |  | 55,325 |
Irrigation | 83,046 |  |  | 71,687 |  |  | 97,722 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | (913) |
Corporate | (66,265) |  |  | (48,205) |  |  | (39,504) |
Total | 225,953 |  |  | 227,905 |  |  | 212,172 |
Interest expense, net | (38,701) |  |  | (36,211) |  |  | (39,569) |
Costs associated with refinancing of debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14,820) |
Loss from divestiture of grinding media business | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,084) |
Other | 5,516 |  |  | 8,164 |  |  | 1,634 |
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of nonconsolidated subsidiaries | $ | 192,768 |  |  | $ | 199,858 |  |  | $ | 153,333 |
TOTAL ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 932,565 |  |  | $ | 944,428 |  |  | $ | 868,336 |
Utility Support Structures | 778,127 |  |  | 742,194 |  |  | 700,915 |
Coatings | 360,594 |  |  | 363,070 |  |  | 294,951 |
Irrigation | 465,322 |  |  | 347,887 |  |  | 347,894 |
Corporate | 416,552 |  |  | 409,637 |  |  | 371,798 |
Total | $ | 2,953,160 |  |  | $ | 2,807,216 |  |  | $ | 2,583,894 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 24,447 |  |  | $ | 25,344 |  |  | $ | 26,783 |
Utility Support Structures | 34,495 |  |  | 26,306 |  |  | 17,442 |
Coatings | 22,132 |  |  | 23,610 |  |  | 10,320 |
Irrigation | 16,740 |  |  | 15,644 |  |  | 7,249 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Corporate | 8,886 |  |  | 6,521 |  |  | 10,184 |
Total | $ | 106,700 |  |  | $ | 97,425 |  |  | $ | 71,985 |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION: |  |  |  |  |
Engineered Support Structures | $ | 25,399 |  |  | $ | 26,280 |  |  | $ | 27,274 |
Utility Support Structures | 23,641 |  |  | 23,779 |  |  | 23,618 |
Coatings | 15,793 |  |  | 15,907 |  |  | 15,956 |
Irrigation | 12,098 |  |  | 10,943 |  |  | 11,335 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 775 |
Corporate | 5,961 |  |  | 5,355 |  |  | 3,869 |
Total | $ | 82,892 |  |  | $ | 82,264 |  |  | $ | 82,827 |
Summary by Geographical Area by Location | Summary by Geographical Area by Location of Valmont Facilities:
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
NET SALES: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 1,919,136 |  |  | $ | 1,872,840 |  |  | $ | 1,771,390 |
Australia | 252,253 |  |  | 255,271 |  |  | 325,553 |
Denmark | 120,063 |  |  | 90,206 |  |  | 92,559 |
Other | 603,903 |  |  | 548,659 |  |  | 567,642 |
Total | $ | 2,895,355 |  |  | $ | 2,766,976 |  |  | $ | 2,757,144 |
LONG-LIVED ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 748,886 |  |  | $ | 753,545 |  |  | $ | 624,143 |
Australia | 179,673 |  |  | 193,029 |  |  | 168,438 |
Denmark | 61,546 |  |  | 58,435 |  |  | 64,497 |
Other | 408,430 |  |  | 369,983 |  |  | 332,556 |
Total | $ | 1,398,535 |  |  | $ | 1,374,992 |  |  | $ | 1,189,634 |

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