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DEBT - Additional Information (Details)					84 Months Ended
DEBT - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 01, 2020 USD ($) store	May 12, 2020	May 06, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans receivable				$ 4,835,000
Interest on unrelated party note receivable percentage				1.403%
Third party contribution to investment fund				$ 2,375,000
Notes payable related to New Markets Tax Credit				$ 6,563,000		$ 70,401,000	$ 74,194,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				1.00%
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Benefit over recapture period					$ 1,728,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150,500,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000		125,000,000
Revolving credit conversion to secured term loan	$ 50,000,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			25,500,000
Debt term		7 years
Effective interest rate		1.76%
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 25,000,000
Debt outstanding						$ 7,336,000
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term	15 years
Effective interest rate	2.19%
Number of stores used as collateral for debt \| store	3
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate			1.10%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Line of Credit \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate		1.35%
Derivative, fixed rate		0.41%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Interest Rate Swap \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative term	15 years
Interest Rate Swap \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed rate	0.69%