Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Apr. 02, 2016	Apr. 04, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 516,355	$ 406,596
Percent		100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 278,986	$ 262,216
Percent		54.00%	64.50%
Food Processing Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 78,636	$ 69,819
Percent		15.20%	17.20%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 158,733	$ 74,561
Percent		30.80%	18.30%

[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.