INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective Tax Rate, Year-over-Year Change, basis points	(160)
Effective tax rate	20.60%	22.20%
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit	$ 2

The year-over-year basis point change in the effective tax rate for the period.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit of a position taken for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount thereof will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32718-109319

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