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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Goodwill and Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 28, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	$ 17,742	$ 0
Intangible asset impairment	26,500	0
Skip Hop Trade Name [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment	11,000		$ 30,800
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	15,000	$ 56,800	$ 26,000
Wholesale Segment [Member] \| Skip Hop Trade Name [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment	6,800
Wholesale
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	0
International
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	17,742
Retail
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment	0
International Segment [Member] \| Skip Hop Trade Name [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment	3,700
Retail Segment [Member] \| Skip Hop Trade Name [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Intangible asset impairment	$ 500