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Debt Instrument Covenant, Cash And Cash Equivalents Including Amount Available For Borrowing

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Maximum Capital Expenditures Per Year

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Minimum Liquidity Requirement, Cash And Cash Equivalents Including Amount Available For Borrowing

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Minimum Trailing Twelve Month EBITDA

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Represents the incremental principal payments in excess of the minimum principal amount.

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Line Of Credit Facility, Annual Authorized Prepayment Amount

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Line Of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base, Excluding Aggregate Reserves, Amount

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Line Of Credit Facility, Components Of Borrowing Base, Percentage Of Assets

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Line Of Credit Facility, Components Of Borrowing Base, Percentage Of Assets, Credit Card Receivables

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Line Of Credit Facility, Components Of Borrowing Base, Percentage Of Assets, Foreign Borrowers

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Line Of Credit Facility, Components Of Borrowing Base, Percentage Of Assets, United States Receivables

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Line Of Credit, Incremental Amount In Excess Of Voluntary Permanent Reduction In Revolving Credit Capacity

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Line Of Credit, Voluntary Permanent Reduction In Revolving Credit Capacity

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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DEBT ACTIVITY (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
DEBT ACTIVITY (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense			$ 7,353,000	$ 11,067,000	$ 15,474,000	$ 21,759,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs			1,000,000.0		1,900,000
Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, voluntary permanent reduction in revolving credit capacity	$ 3,000,000.0
Line of credit, incremental amount in excess of voluntary permanent reduction in revolving credit capacity	1,000,000.0
Debt instrument covenant, minimum trailing twelve month EBITDA	110,000,000
Debt instrument covenant, minimum liquidity requirement, cash and cash equivalents including amount available for borrowing	160,000,000
Debt instrument covenant, maximum capital expenditures per year	$ 35,000,000
Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant, fixed charge coverage ratio	115.00%
Debt instrument covenant, cash and cash equivalents including amount available for borrowing	$ 200,000,000
Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Debt Covenant Period Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant consolidated leverage ratio	3.75
Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Debt Covenant Period Six And Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant consolidated leverage ratio	3.5
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt			0		0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			220,700,000		220,700,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 325,000,000
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets, united states receivables	85.00%
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets, credit card receivables	90.00%
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets, foreign borrowers	85.00%
Line of credit facility, borrowing base, excluding aggregate reserves, amount	$ 185,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, increase	0.01
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, annual authorized prepayment amount	$ 5,000,000.0
Debt instrument increments in excess of minimum principal amount	$ 1,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, annual authorized prepayment amount	$ 1,000,000.0
Debt instrument increments in excess of minimum principal amount	$ 1,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Lower Of Cost Or Market Value \| United States Finished Goods Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets	65.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Lower Of Cost Or Market Value \| Foreign Finished Goods Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets	65.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Net Liquidation Value \| United States Finished Goods Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets	85.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Net Liquidation Value \| Foreign Finished Goods Inventory
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, components of borrowing base, percentage of assets	85.00%
Letter of Credit \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 45,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt			0		170,200,000
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	425,000,000
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal in year two			64,100,000		64,100,000
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, annual authorized prepayment amount	5,000,000.0
Debt instrument increments in excess of minimum principal amount	$ 1,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	8.00%	7.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum \| Post Closing, First Anniversary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	9.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	6.50%	5.50%
Term Loan Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate \| Maximum \| Post Closing, First Anniversary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	7.50%
U.S. term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense			$ 6,000,000.0		$ 12,500,000