Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Oct. 03, 2015		Sep. 27, 2014		Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 449,004		$ 404,289		$ 1,291,891	$ 1,201,543
Percent		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 290,885	[1]	$ 262,805	[1]	$ 841,932	$ 760,754
Percent		64.80%		65.00%		65.20%	63.30%
Food Processing Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 74,178	[1]	$ 75,219	[1]	$ 215,910	$ 240,748
Percent		16.50%		18.60%		16.70%	20.00%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 83,941	[1]	$ 66,265	[1]	$ 234,049	$ 200,041
Percent		18.70%		16.40%		18.10%	16.70%

[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.