DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017	Mar. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of insurance premiums financed	$ 1,330
Principal amount outstanding	$ 1,057
Revolving Credit Line/Term Loan [Member] \| Unaffiliated third party lender [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of financing agreement	5 years
Principal amount outstanding	$ 5,500
Secured line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,500
Variable interest rate description	LIBOR, Daily Floating Rate, plus 2.25%, per annum
Variable interest rate spread	2.25%
Proceeds from line of credit	$ 5,500
Revolving Credit Line/Term Loan [Member] \| Unaffiliated third party lender [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 0
Revolving Credit Line/Term Loan [Member] \| Unaffiliated third party lender [Member] \| New Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured line of credit, interest rate	4.65%
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| General Liability Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium	1 year
Amount of premium payable	$ 581
Amount of premium payable financed from third party lender	$ 466
Interest rate (per annum)	3.15%
Term of financing agreement	10 months
Monthly payment of principal and interest	$ 47
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| General Liability Insurance for Limited Partnership Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium	1 year
Amount of premium payable	$ 511
Amount of premium payable financed from third party lender	$ 409
Interest rate (per annum)	3.15%
Term of financing agreement	10 months
Monthly payment of principal and interest	$ 41
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Property Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium	1 year
Amount of premium payable	$ 564
Amount of premium payable financed from third party lender	$ 453
Interest rate (per annum)	3.15%
Term of financing agreement	10 months
Monthly payment of principal and interest	$ 46

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The information pertaining to aggregate amount of insurance premium payable.

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

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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 required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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 cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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