COMMON STOCK - Common Stock Issuances (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026	Mar. 29, 2025
Common Stock
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	334,541	649,060
Average Share Price
Repurchase of common stock (dollars per share)	$ 89.76	$ 108
Stock grant programs
Common Stock
Common stock issued	144,000	232,000
Forfeitures	(5,000)	(9,000)
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 110.34	$ 107.49
Stock purchase plan
Common Stock
Common stock issued	7,000	7,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 89.68	$ 106.31
Stock gift program
Common Stock
Common stock issued	1,000	1,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 102.44	$ 114.3
Director compensation plan
Common Stock
Common stock issued	1,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 104.9
Stock Retainer Plan
Common Stock
Common stock issued		1,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)		$ 115.32
LTSIP
Common Stock
Common stock issued	121,000	179,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 110.39	$ 106.65
Executive stock match program
Common Stock
Common stock issued	26,000	60,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 110.55	$ 109.84
Deferred compensation plan
Common Stock
Common stock issued	71,000	81,000
Average Share Price
Common stock issued (dollars per share)	$ 109.08	$ 109.82

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Number of shares (or other type of equity) forfeited during the period.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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