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Noncontrolling Interest, Weighted Average Ownership Percentage

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Stockholders' Equity Note, Ratio of Common Stock to Limited Liability Company Interest

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The number of units redeemed during the year of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 04, 2015	Dec. 26, 2018 shares	Dec. 27, 2017 shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Weighted average ownership percentage		23.40%	29.40%
Units acquired during the period (in shares)		2,692,660	1,003,585
Ownership percent of noncontrolling interest		79.60%	72.10%
Class A Common Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ratio of common stock to limited liability company interest	1
Limited Liability Company
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units acquired during the period (in shares)		2,993,356
Number of units redeemed (in shares)		2,692,660	1,003,585
Stock options
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units acquired during the period (in shares)		300,696	372,508