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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	6 Months Ended
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	Mar. 30, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES On 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 amended the joint venture agreement to allow AFC to make an additional equity contribution to Bonnie Plants, LLC, and, as a result of this contribution by AFC, the Company’s equity interest in Bonnie Plants, LLC was reduced to 45%. On November 7, 2023, the Company purchased an additional 5% equity interest in Bonnie Plants, LLC from AFC for $21.4, which restored its total equity interest back to 50%. The Company’s interest is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, with the Company’s proportionate share of Bonnie Plants, LLC earnings reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recorded equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates associated with Bonnie Plants, LLC of $7.0 and $29.5, respectively, as compared to $7.3 and $18.7 during the three and six months ended April 1, 2023, respectively. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of $0.0 and $10.4, respectively, associated with its investment in Bonnie Plants, LLC in the “Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.