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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION: Share activity related to PSU conversions (Details) | Oct. 01, 2018 shares
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (617,101)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (214,596)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (185,778)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (216,727)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (508,711)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (168,939)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (153,233)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (186,539)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (108,390)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (45,657)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (32,545)
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | (30,188)
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 1,234,202
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 429,192
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 371,556
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 433,454
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 1,017,422
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 337,878
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 306,466
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Continuing operations | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 373,078
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 216,780
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2017 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 91,314
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2018 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 65,090
Time Vesting Restricted Stock Units | Discontinued Operations | Fiscal 2019 PSU |
Share-based compensation |
Units converted, by grant date period (in shares) | 60,376

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