GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 34,840,376	$ 32,228,891
Foreign exchange	40,892	(83,215)
Ending balance	79,518,012	34,840,376
Big 3 Holdings, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment	44,636,744
Load N Lock [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment		2,694,700
Industrial Hardware Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	19,086,634	19,169,849
Foreign exchange	40,892	(83,215)
Ending balance	63,764,270	19,086,634
Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] \| Big 3 Holdings, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment	44,636,744
Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] \| Load N Lock [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment		0
Security Products Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	15,753,742	13,059,042
Foreign exchange	0	0
Ending balance	15,753,742	15,753,742
Security Products Segment [Member] \| Big 3 Holdings, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment	0
Security Products Segment [Member] \| Load N Lock [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment		2,694,700
Metal Products Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	0
Foreign exchange	0	0
Ending balance	0	0
Metal Products Segment [Member] \| Big 3 Holdings, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment	$ 0
Metal Products Segment [Member] \| Load N Lock [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Investment		$ 0

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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