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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES - Schedule of Restructuring Activities (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2020 USD ($) facility
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges | $ 11,041 | $ 2,133 | $ 4,019 | $ 23,149
ESS |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 7,584
Utility |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 6,641
Coatings |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | $ 3,951
Coatings | Facility Closing |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of facilities closed | facility |  |  |  | 1
Irrigation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | $ 2,968
Other/ Corporate |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,005
Cost of Sales |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 6,737
Cost of Sales | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,139
Cost of Sales | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,847
Cost of Sales | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 3,751
Cost of Sales | ESS |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,000
Cost of Sales | ESS | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 474
Cost of Sales | ESS | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 181
Cost of Sales | ESS | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 345
Cost of Sales | Utility |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 4,177
Cost of Sales | Utility | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 241
Cost of Sales | Utility | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,070
Cost of Sales | Utility | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,866
Cost of Sales | Coatings |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,560
Cost of Sales | Coatings | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 424
Cost of Sales | Coatings | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 596
Cost of Sales | Coatings | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 540
Cost of Sales | Irrigation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Irrigation | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Irrigation | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Irrigation | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Other/ Corporate |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Other/ Corporate | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Other/ Corporate | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Cost of Sales | Other/ Corporate | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 16,412
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 13,794
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,175
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 443
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ESS |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 6,584
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ESS | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 4,441
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ESS | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,700
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ESS | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 443
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Utility |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,464
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Utility | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,393
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Utility | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 71
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Utility | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Coatings |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,391
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Coatings | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,231
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Coatings | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 160
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Coatings | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Irrigation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,968
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Irrigation | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,968
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Irrigation | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Irrigation | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Other/ Corporate |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 2,005
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Other/ Corporate | Severance |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 1,761
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Other/ Corporate | Other cash restructuring expenses |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | 244
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Other/ Corporate | Impairments of fixed assets/net loss on disposals |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | $ 0

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