COMMITMENTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Employee Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2026 USD ($) Y	Apr. 04, 2025 USD ($)
Qualified Cash or Deferred Arrangement
Employee Benefit Plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Tax Status	us-gaap:QualifiedPlanMember
Maximum employee contribution as a percentage of compensation under 401(k) Plan (as a percent)	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan
Employee Benefit Plans
Service period	3 months
Attained age \| Y	21
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent of match (as a percent)	50.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay (as a percent)	6.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer discretionary contribution amount \| $	$ 1.4	$ 1.4

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

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