PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Postretirement Health Benefits, Defined Contribution and Other Retirement Plans (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Defined contribution and other retirement plans
Recognized defined contribution plan cost	$ 30.3	$ 27.3	$ 24.6
Deferred compensation plan accrued	$ 88.2	$ 87.3
Minimum age of participant for termination of employment to determine forfeiture of interest on contribution	55 years
DSUs outstanding under deferred compensation plans (in shares)	0.1	0.1
Value of DSUs outstanding under deferred compensation plans	$ 19.0	$ 20.0
Postretirement Health Coverage
Defined contribution and other retirement plans
Postretirement health benefits obligation	2.0	2.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to postretirement health benefits obligation	10.0	11.0
Other assets
Defined contribution and other retirement plans
Cash surrender value included in other assets	$ 228.4	$ 265.0

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Defined Contribution And Other Retirement Plans [Abstract]

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Represent the minimum age of participant for termination of employment to determine forfeiture of interest on contribution.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Amount, after tax, of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for gain (loss) of defined benefit plan, that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit.

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Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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