CONTRACTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CONTRACTS
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$ 23,318	$ 59,298
Estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	3,602	4,464
Earned revenues	26,920	63,762
Less: billings to date	24,819	59,784
Net costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	2,101	3,978
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	3,296	4,934
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts	(1,195)	(956)
Net costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	$ 2,101	$ 3,978

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Amount of receivable reflecting the cost incurred on uncompleted contracts which is expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of receivable reflecting the estimated earnings (losses) on uncompleted contracts which is expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current.

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Amount to be collected within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from customers in accordance with the contractual provisions of long-term contracts or programs including amounts billed and unbilled as of the balance sheet date.

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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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