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COMMON STOCK (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
COMMON STOCK (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Apr. 14, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 13, 2021 $ / shares shares	Aug. 26, 2020 shares	Jan. 02, 2022 USD ($) vote shares	Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost \| $				$ 169,684	$ 297,541
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)			8,915,692
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock \| $				$ 169,684	$ 296,765	$ 0
Number of votes per share \| vote				1
Equity compensation plans				3,363,000	2,533,000
Public offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost \| $	$ 125,000
Over-allotment option
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance cost \| $	$ 18,700
The offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued, price per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 18.00
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	8,046,025
The Offering, issued to third parties
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	59,914
The TZS Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued, price per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 18.00
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)		1,870,000