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LONG-TERM DEBT Long-Term Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2018	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total		$ 80,000	$ 118,756
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Long-term Capital Lease Obligations, and Capital Securities		22,397	2,267	$ 2,456
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total		80,000	95,900
Revolving credit facility, interest rate description	one-month
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Subject To Lender Approval	$ 450,000
Total		80,000
Revolving credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 6,900
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Revolving credit facility, additional base rate	1.00%	2.46%
Revolving credit facility, interest rate at period end		3.96%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base rate
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, additional base rate	0.50%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base rate
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.25%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base rate
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility, Liquidity Requirement Component
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 213,100
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit, additional basis rate	0.50%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Synovus Bank
Revolving Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total		0	$ 22,856
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Long-term Capital Lease Obligations, and Capital Securities		$ 22,000