Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jul. 04, 2015		Jun. 28, 2014		Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 436,291		$ 424,776		$ 842,887	$ 797,254
Percent		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 288,831	[1]	$ 263,899	[1]	$ 551,047	$ 497,949
Percent		66.20%		62.10%		65.40%	62.40%
Food Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 71,913	[1]	$ 89,943	[1]	$ 141,732	$ 165,529
Percent		16.50%		21.20%		16.80%	20.80%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 75,547	[1]	$ 70,934	[1]	$ 150,108	$ 133,776
Percent		17.30%		16.70%		17.80%	16.80%

[1] Non-operating expenses are not allocated to the operating segments. Non-operating expenses consist of interest expense and deferred financing amortization, foreign exchange gains and losses and other income and expense items outside of income from operations.