Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include acquisition-related costs, business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURE Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 12, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired				$ 22,742	$ 0
Acquisition-related costs		$ 1,226	$ 0	1,683	$ 0
TMP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 22,742
Cash acquired from acquisition	$ 7,000
Acquisition-related costs		$ 1,226		$ 1,683