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ACQUISITIONS (Details) £ in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands										3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 AUD	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2016 AUD	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014
Harper Brush Works [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred	$ 5,000
ClosetMaid LLC [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred		$ 185,700
Consideration transferred net of taxes		165,000
Accounting adjustment, removal of restructuring costs										$ 600
Tax effect of the adjustments										59.00%
Intangible assets		72,465
Accounts receivable, net		32,234
Tuscan Landscape Group Pty LTS [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Intangible assets \| AUD			AUD 3,900				AUD 6,400
Accounts receivable, net \| AUD			7,900
Tuscan Landscape Group Pty LTS [Member] \| AMES Australia [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred			AUD 22,250	$ 18,000
La Hacienda Limited [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Intangible assets \| £					£ 3,100
La Hacienda Limited [Member] \| The AMES Companies, Inc. [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred					9,175	$ 11,400
Contingent consideration					£ 790							$ 600
Hills Home Living [Member]
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Business combination, consideration transferred							8,400	$ 6,051
Nylex Plastics Pty Ltd. [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred \| AUD							AUD 2,452
Nylex Plastics Pty Ltd. [Member] \| The AMES Companies, Inc. [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred									$ 1,744
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		275,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes 2022 [Member] \| ClosetMaid LLC [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 275,000
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.25%											5.25%
Senior Notes 2022 [Member] \| ClosetMaid LLC [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage													5.25%
Selling, general and administrative expense [Member] \| ClosetMaid LLC [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs											$ 1,612
Cost of Goods Sold [Member] \| ClosetMaid LLC [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs											$ 2