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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATESOn December 31, 2020, the Company acquired a 50% equity interest in Bonnie Plants, LLC, a joint venture with Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (“AFC”) focused on planting, growing, developing, distributing, marketing and selling live plants. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company and AFC agreed to amend the joint venture agreement to allow AFC to make an additional equity contribution to Bonnie Plants, LLC, and, subsequent to this contribution by AFC, the Company now owns a 45% equity interest in Bonnie Plants, LLC. The Company’s interest is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, with the Company’s proportionate share of Bonnie Plants, LLC’s earnings reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three and nine months ended July 1, 2023, the Company recorded equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates associated with Bonnie Plants, LLC of $22.2 and $3.5, respectively, as compared to $15.1 and $1.3 during the three and nine months ended July 2, 2022, respectively.