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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Accounts Receivable) (Details) - customer	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 02, 2021
Sales [Member]
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Number of largest wholesale customers being discussed	0
maximum disclosure percentage of net sales	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Number of largest wholesale customers being discussed	3	3
Maximum disclosure percentage for gross accounts receivable	10.00%	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk | Three Wholesale Customers
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Customer concentration risk, gross accounts receivable	52.00%	69.00%

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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