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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) Customer | Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net of related hedging impact | $ 4,400 | $ 2,900 | $ (9,300) | $ 1,600 |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 1,200,000 | 256,300 |  |  |  |
Advertising expense | 152,800 | 756,300 | 700,500 | 571,200 |  |  |
Cooperate advertising expense | 5,800 | 20,200 | 22,600 | 35,200 |  |  |
Cost of goods sold | 1,008,641 | 4,690,520 | 4,656,326 | 3,849,248 |  |  |
Royalty expenses | 500 | 2,100 | 2,800 | 2,300 |  |  |
Gain recognized from sale-leaseback transactions |  | $ (11,329) |  |  |  |  |
Term of contract |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of largest customers | Customer |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ 930,958 | 902,075 |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | $ (61,861) | $ 1,956 | $ (237,764)
Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | (2,491) |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2018-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2018-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 61,900 |  |
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Largest Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of intangible assets |  | 24 years |  |  |  |  |
Machinery and equipment | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of assets |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Machinery and equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of assets |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Building | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives of assets |  | 40 years |  |  |  |  |
Land and Building | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Land and Building | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Equipment | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases term |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |
Shipping and Handling |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold | $ 72,600 | $ 409,400 | $ 379,400 | $ 256,000 |  |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,956 | $ (237,764)
Retained Earnings | Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | (2,491) |  |
Retained Earnings | Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2018-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | 61,861 |  |
Retained Earnings | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Adoption of new accounting standard, ASU 2018-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standard |  |  |  |  | $ 61,900 |  |

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