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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 Division Subsidiary Segment
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of operating segments | Segment | 3
United States [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of separate operating divisions | Division | 8
Canada [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 2
Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Taipei, Taiwan [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Hong Kong [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
China [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 2
Shanghai, China [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Dongguan, China [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Mexico [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 2
Lerma, Mexico [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1
Reynosa, Mexico [Member] |
Description of Business Information [Abstract] |
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries | 1

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