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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 07, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 28, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 18, 2024 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2020
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates |  | $ 5.9 |  | $ 7.0 | $ 15.8 | $ 29.5 |  |  |
Gain (loss) on exchange of convertible debt |  | $ 0.0 | $ 7.0 | 0.0 | $ 7.0 | 0.0 |  |  |
Bonnie Plants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.00% | 50.00%
Equity ownership percentage increase (decrease) | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire equity interest | $ 21.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Non-Cash Impairment, Before Tax |  |  |  | $ (0.0) |  | $ 10.4 |  |  |
RIV Capital, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17.7 |  |
Fluent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-voting exchangeable shares acquired (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153.1 |  |
Conversion ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.23 |  |
Exchangeable shares, conversion ratio, maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.99% |  |
Investment, estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10.7 |  |

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