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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Outstanding Commodity Contracts (Details) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 03, 2021 lb T gal | Mar. 28, 2020 T lb gal | Sep. 30, 2020 T lb gal
Urea (in tons) |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding commodity contracts, mass | T | 6,000 | 30,000 | 76,500
Resin (in pounds) |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding commodity contracts, mass | lb | 0 | 8,100,000 | 9,100,000
Diesel (in gallons) |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding commodity contracts, volume | 4,368,000 | 5,418,000 | 5,838,000
Heating Oil (in gallons) |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding commodity contracts, volume | 1,680,000 | 1,890,000 | 2,142,000

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