Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jul. 02, 2016		Jul. 04, 2015		Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 04, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 580,456		$ 436,291		$ 1,096,811	$ 842,887
Percent		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 321,028	[1]	$ 288,831	[1]	$ 600,014	$ 551,047
Percent		55.30%		66.20%		54.70%	65.40%
Food Processing Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 83,475	[1]	$ 71,913	[1]	$ 162,111	$ 141,732
Percent		14.40%		16.50%		14.80%	16.80%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 175,953	[1]	$ 75,547	[1]	$ 334,686	$ 150,108
Percent		30.30%		17.30%		30.50%	17.80%

[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.