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Noncontrolling Interest, Weighted Average Ownership Percentage

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Sale of Stock, Maximum Offering Price

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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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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2020	Jun. 24, 2020	Jun. 26, 2019	Jun. 24, 2020	Jun. 26, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Non-controlling interest holders' weighted average ownership percentage		7.70%	19.00%	8.00%	19.70%
ATM Program \| Class A Common Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of stock, maximum offering price	$ 75,000,000
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	233,467
Proceeds from sale of stock	$ 9,794,000
Over-Allotment Option \| Class A Common Stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	3,416,070
Proceeds from sale of stock	$ 135,857,000
Employee Stock Option
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Units acquired during the period (in shares)		63,601	137,151	141,504	210,714