DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Balance Sheet Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 01, 2023
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$ 313	$ 703
Derivative liabilities	2,456	5,318
Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	0	127
Derivative liabilities	2,440	5,318
Not Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	313	703
Derivative liabilities	$ 2,456	$ 5,318
Foreign currency forward option contracts \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued liabilities	Accrued liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$ 0	$ 64
Derivative liabilities	$ 0	$ 213
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued liabilities	Accrued liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$ 0	$ 63
Derivative liabilities	$ 2,440	$ 5,105
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts \| Not Designated as hedging instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued liabilities	Accrued liabilities
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12)	$ 313	$ 576
Derivative liabilities	$ 16	$ 0

Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes derivative asset classified as current.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
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-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
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