10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2019

or

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File No. 1-9973

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

Delaware	36-3352497
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois	60120
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 741-3300

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes x   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer, large accelerated filer, smaller reporting and emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o	Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock	MIDD	Nasdaq Global Market

As of May 3, 2019, there were 55,671,756 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 30, 2019

INDEX

DESCRIPTION		PAGE
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS MARCH 30, 2019 and DECEMBER 29, 2018	1
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME MARCH 30, 2019 and MARCH 31, 2018	1
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY MARCH 30, 2019 and MARCH 31, 2018	2
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS MARCH 30, 2019 and MARCH 31, 2018	3
	NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	4
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	28
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	33
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	36
Item 6.	Exhibits	37

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)

ASSETS	Mar 30, 2019			Dec 29, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	81,210		$	71,701
Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $13,844 and $13,608	388,333			398,660
Inventories, net	580,174			521,810
Prepaid expenses and other	54,339			50,940
Prepaid taxes	7,089			18,483
Total current assets	1,111,145			1,061,594
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $174,640 and $167,737	318,212			314,569
Goodwill	1,738,737			1,743,175
Other intangibles, net of amortization of $284,869 and $268,414	1,371,385			1,361,024
Long-term deferred tax assets	30,562			32,188
Other assets	118,076			37,231
Total assets	$	4,688,117		$	4,549,781
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	3,017		$	3,207
Accounts payable	194,911			188,299
Accrued expenses	363,629			367,446
Total current liabilities	561,557			558,952
Long-term debt	1,889,294			1,888,898
Long-term deferred tax liability	115,937			113,896
Accrued pension benefits	253,233			253,119
Other non-current liabilities	142,037			69,713
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; nonvoting; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 62,597,716 and 62,592,707 shares issued in 2019 and 2018, respectively	145			145
Paid-in capital	378,488			377,419
Treasury stock, at cost; 6,933,618 and 6,889,241 shares in 2019 and 2018	(450,386		)	(445,118		)
Retained earnings	2,078,235			2,009,233
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(280,423		)	(276,476		)
Total stockholders' equity	1,726,059			1,665,203
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	4,688,117		$	4,549,781

See accompanying notes

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Net sales	$	686,802		$	584,800
Cost of sales	429,490			373,167
Gross profit	257,312			211,633
Selling, general and administrative expenses	155,909			122,948
Restructuring expenses	342			1,693
Income from operations	101,061			86,992
Interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net	20,520			8,823
Net periodic pension benefit (other than service costs)	(7,761		)	(9,705		)
Other (income) expense, net	(1,413		)	1,173
Earnings before income taxes	89,715			86,701
Provision for income taxes	20,702			21,281
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.24		$	1.18
Diluted	$	1.24		$	1.18
Weighted average number of shares
Basic	55,601			55,573
Dilutive common stock equivalents1	—			—
Diluted	55,601			55,573
Comprehensive income	$	65,066		$	84,903

¹There were no anti-dilutive equity awards excluded from common stock equivalents for any period presented.

See accompanying notes

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THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(loss)			Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, December 30, 2017	$	145	$	374,922	$	(445,118	)	$	1,697,618		$	(266,419	)	$	1,361,148
Net earnings	—		—		—			65,420			—			65,420
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 (1)	—		—		—			(1,132		)	1,132			—
Adoption of ASU 2014-09 (2)	—		—		—			(4,405		)	—			(4,405		)
Currency translation adjustments	—		—		—			—			21,802			21,802
Change in unrecognized pension benefit costs, net of tax of $(1,758)	—		—		—			—			(8,387		)	(8,387		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax of $1,696	—		—		—			—			4,936			4,936
Stock compensation	—		145		—			—			—			145
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	145	$	375,067	$	(445,118	)	$	1,757,501		$	(246,936	)	$	1,440,659
Balance, December 29, 2018	$	145	$	377,419	$	(445,118	)	$	2,009,233		$	(276,476	)	$	1,665,203
Net earnings	—		—		—			69,013			—			69,013
Adoption of ASU 2017-12 (3)	—		—		—			(11		)	11			—
Currency translation adjustments	—		—		—			—			10,683			10,683
Change in unrecognized pension benefit costs, net of tax of $(1,383)	—		—		—			—			(5,263		)	(5,263		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax of $(3,177)	—		—		—			—			(9,378		)	(9,378		)
Stock compensation	—		1,069		—			—			—			1,069
Purchase of treasury stock	—		—		(5,268		)	—			—			(5,268		)
Balance, March 30, 2019	$	145	$	378,488	$	(450,386	)	$	2,078,235		$	(280,423	)	$	1,726,059

(1) As of December 31, 2017, the company adopted ASU No. 2018-02,Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the reclassification of $1.1 million, including $1.6 million related to interest rate swap and $(0.5) million related to pensions, of stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

(2) As of December 31, 2017, the company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) using the modified retrospective method to contracts that were not completed as of December 30, 2017. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of $4.4 million as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

(3) As of December 30, 2018, the company adopted ASU No. 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of less than $0.1 million as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

See accompanying notes

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THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities--
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities--
Depreciation and amortization	25,514			20,024
Non-cash share-based compensation	1,069			145
Deferred income taxes	984			2,568
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
Accounts receivable, net	11,743			1,041
Inventories, net	(54,532		)	(9,129		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	7,036			19,326
Accounts payable	4,573			(3,404		)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(31,452		)	(51,243		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	33,948			44,748
Cash flows from investing activities--
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(8,095		)	(16,657		)
Purchase of tradename	—			(5,399		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(12,397		)	(29,459		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(20,492		)	(51,515		)
Cash flows from financing activities--
Proceeds under Credit Facility	103,957			234,344
Repayments under Credit Facility	(102,107		)	(215,862		)
Net repayments under international credit facilities	(72		)	(114		)
Net repayments under other debt arrangement	(175		)	(3		)
Payments of deferred purchase price	(446		)	—
Repurchase of treasury stock	(5,268		)	—
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities	(4,111		)	18,365
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	164			2,038
Changes in cash and cash equivalents--
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	9,509			13,636
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	71,701			89,654
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	81,210		$	103,290

See accompanying notes

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THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 30, 2019

(Unaudited)

1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A) Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by The Middleby Corporation (the "company" or “Middleby”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial statements are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the company's 2018 Form 10-K. The company’s interim results are not necessarily indicative of future full year results for the fiscal year 2019. 

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company as of March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the results of operations for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, cash flows for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 and statement of stockholders' equity for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, reserves for excess and obsolete inventories, long-lived and intangible assets, warranty reserves, insurance reserves, income tax reserves, non-cash share-based compensation and post-retirement obligations. Actual results could differ from the company's estimates.

B) Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation

The company estimates the fair value of market-based stock awards and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation cost over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense was $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months period ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

C) Income Taxes

A tax provision of $20.7 million, at an effective rate of 23.1%, was recorded during the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to a $21.3 million tax provision at a 24.5% in the prior year period. In comparison to the prior year the effective rate decreased primarily due to a refund of foreign taxes and enacted tax rate changes in several foreign jurisdictions. The effective rates in 2019 and 2018 are higher than the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes and foreign tax rate differentials.

D) Fair Value Measures

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following levels:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions.

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The company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value Level 1		Fair Value Level 2		Fair Value Level 3		Total
As of March 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	8,160	$	—	$	8,160
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	11,353	$	—	$	11,353
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,585	$	3,585
As of December 29, 2018
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	13,487	$	—	$	13,487
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	4,125	$	—	$	4,125
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,566	$	3,566

The contingent consideration as of March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018 relates to the earnout provision recorded in conjunction with the acquisition of Josper S.A. ("Josper").

The earnout provisions associated with this acquisition is based upon performance measurements related to sales and earnings, as defined in the respective purchase agreement. On a quarterly basis, the company assesses the projected results for each acquired business in comparison to the earnout targets and adjusts the liability accordingly.

E)    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Cash paid for interest was $20.4 million and $7.2 million for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. Cash payments totaling $3.0 million and $5.7 million were made for income taxes for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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2) Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting

The company operates in a highly fragmented industry and has completed numerous acquisitions over the past several years as a component of its growth strategy. The company has acquired industry leading brands and technologies to position itself as a leader in the commercial foodservice equipment, food processing equipment and residential kitchen equipment industries.

The company has accounted for all business combinations using the acquisition method to record a new cost basis for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. For the company's acquisitions, goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the net assets acquired, and represents future economic benefits, including synergies, and assembled workforce, that are expected to be achieved as a result of the acquisition. The results of operations are reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the company from the dates of acquisition.

The following represents the company's more significant acquisitions in 2019 and 2018. The company also made smaller acquisitions not listed below which are individually and collectively immaterial.

Hinds-Bock

On February 16, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Hinds-Bock Corporation ("Hinds-Bock"), a leading manufacturer of solutions for filling and depositing bakery and food product located in Bothell, Washington, for a purchase price of $25.4 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.4 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Hinds-Bock acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) February 16, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) February 16, 2018
Cash	$	5		$	—		$	5
Current assets	5,301			(3		)	5,298
Property, plant and equipment	3,557			—			3,557
Goodwill	12,686			(1,166		)	11,520
Other intangibles	8,081			1,119			9,200
Long term deferred tax asset	—			115			115
Current liabilities	(3,800		)	(465		)	(4,265		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	25,830		$	(400	)	$	25,430

The goodwill and $4.9 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350 "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". Other intangibles also include $3.7 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 6 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Hinds-Bock are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Ve.Ma.C

On April 3, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Ve.Ma.C S.r.l. ("Ve.Ma.C"), a leading designer and manufacturer of handling, automation and robotics solutions for protein food processing lines located in Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy, for a purchase price of approximately $10.5 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement, resulting in no additional payment by either party.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Ve.Ma.C acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 3, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 3, 2018
Cash	$	1,833		$	—		$	1,833
Current assets	10,722			—			10,722
Property, plant and equipment	389			—			389
Goodwill	7,278			(2,506		)	4,772
Other intangibles	2,584			3,776			6,360
Other assets	12			—			12
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,901		)	—			(1,901		)
Current liabilities	(8,076		)	(216		)	(8,292		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(340		)	(1,054		)	(1,394		)
Other non-current liabilities	(212		)	—			(212		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,289		$	—		$	12,289

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $1.4 million. The net liability is comprised of $1.8 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.4 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $2.1 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $2.6 million allocated to customer relationships and $1.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 6 years and up to 1 year, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Ve.Ma.C are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Firex

On April 27, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Firex S.r.l. ("Firex"), a leading manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry located in Sedico, Italy, for a purchase price of approximately $53.7 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.3 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Firex acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 27, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 27, 2018
Cash	$	10,652		$	(37	)	$	10,615
Current assets	7,656			39			7,695
Property, plant and equipment	2,447			—			2,447
Goodwill	36,706			(1,424		)	35,282
Other intangibles	19,806			2,294			22,100
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,210		)	—			(1,210		)
Current liabilities	(4,099		)	(471		)	(4,570		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(4,995		)	(652		)	(5,647		)
Long-term debt	(1,069		)	—			(1,069		)
Other non-current liabilities	(1,318		)	—			(1,318		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	64,576		$	(251	)	$	64,325

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $5.6 million. The net liability is comprised of $6.1 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.5 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $10.2 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $11.3 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Firex are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Josper

On May 10, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Josper, a leading manufacturer of charcoal grill and oven cooking equipment for commercial foodservice and residential applications located in Pineda de Mar, Spain, for a purchase price of approximately $39.3 million, net of cash acquired. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.2 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Josper acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) May 10, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) May 10, 2018
Cash	$	3,308		$	—		$	3,308
Current assets	6,579			13			6,592
Property, plant and equipment	4,739			—			4,739
Goodwill	27,140			(3,345		)	23,795
Other intangibles	13,136			4,754			17,890
Other assets	2			—			2
Current portion of long-term debt	(217		)	—			(217		)
Current liabilities	(5,146		)	(89		)	(5,235		)
Long-term debt	(1,608		)	—			(1,608		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(2,934		)	(1,579		)	(4,513		)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,169		)	—			(2,169		)
Consideration paid at closing	$	42,830		$	(246	)	$	42,584
Contingent consideration	3,454			—			3,454
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	46,284		$	(246	)	$	46,038

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $4.5 million. The net liability is comprised of $4.4 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.1 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $9.5 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $8.3 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.1 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Josper are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Josper purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due to the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable in 2019, 2020 and 2021, if Josper exceeds certain earnings targets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The contractual obligation associated with this contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $3.5 million.

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Taylor

On June 22, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the Taylor Company ("Taylor"), a world leader in beverage solutions, soft serve and ice cream dispensing equipment, frozen drink machines, and automated double-sided grills, located in Rockton, Illinois, for a purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $11.5 million.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) June 22, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) June 22, 2018
Cash	$	2,551		$	64		$	2,615
Current assets	71,162			(1,359		)	69,803
Property, plant and equipment	21,187			9			21,196
Goodwill	491,339			(102,657		)	388,682
Other intangibles	484,210			99,500			583,710
Other assets	—			361			361
Long-term deferred tax asset	—			227			227
Current liabilities	(48,417		)	(3,106		)	(51,523		)
Other non-current liabilities	(8,161		)	(648		)	(8,809		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	1,013,871		$	(7,609	)	$	1,006,262

The goodwill and $290.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $270.0 million allocated to customer relationships, $15.0 million allocated to developed technology, and $1.7 million of existing developed oven technology and $7.0 million of backlogs, which are to be amortized over periods of 12.5 years, 7 years, 5 years and up to 3 years, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Taylor are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. A significant portion of the assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company estimated the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Taylor on a preliminary basis at the time of acquisition based on third-party appraisals used to assist in determining the fair market value for acquired tangible and intangible assets.  Changes to these allocations will occur as additional information becomes available. The company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations related to the fair value of tangible and intangible assets, in addition to determining and recording the tax effects of the transaction to include all assets/liabilities since those are recorded at fair value. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date. Acquired goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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M-TEK

On October 1, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the M-TEK Corporation ("M-TEK"), a leading manufacturer of Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) systems located in Elgin, Illinois, for a purchase price of approximately $20.0 million. During the first quarter of 2019, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in no adjustment to the purchase price.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) October 1, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments		(as adjusted) October 1, 2018
Current assets	$	2,745		$	—	$	2,745
Property, plant and equipment	2,497			—		2,497
Goodwill	11,610			—		11,610
Other intangibles	3,294			—		3,294
Current liabilities	(144		)	—		(144		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	20,002		$	—	$	20,002

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $2.7 million allocated to customer relationships, $0.3 million allocated to developed technology, and $0.3 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 5 years, 5 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of M-TEK are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. A significant portion of the assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

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Crown

On December 3, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the Crown Food Service Equipment, Ltd. ("Crown"), a leading design and manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry located in Toronto, Canada, for a purchase price of approximately $42.0 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement. The company expects to finalize this in the second quarter of 2019.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 3, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) December 3, 2018
Cash	$	495		$	—		$	495
Current assets	5,045			—			5,045
Property, plant and equipment	8,710			3,658			12,368
Goodwill	31,226			(10,172		)	21,054
Other intangibles	—			10,564			10,564
Current liabilities	(2,340		)	(281		)	(2,621		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(668		)	(3,769		)	(4,437		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	42,468		$	—		$	42,468

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $4.4 million. The net deferred tax liability is comprised of $2.8 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $1.6 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $10.6 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Goodwill and other intangibles of Crown are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. This asset is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

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EVO

On December 31, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of EVO America, Inc. ("EVO"), a leading design and manufacturer of ventless cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry, located near Portland, Oregon, for a purchase price of approximately $12.4 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement. The company expects to finalize this in the second quarter of 2019.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 31, 2018
Cash	$	162
Current assets	1,490
Goodwill	6,896
Other intangibles	5,081
Current liabilities	(518		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(540		)
Other non-current liabilities	(12		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,559

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $0.5 million. The net deferred tax liability is comprised of $0.6 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts and $0.1 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $3.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $1.9 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.2 million allocated to developed technology, which are to be amortized over periods of 10 years and 7 years, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of EVO are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

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Pro Forma Financial Information

In accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, the following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, assumes the 2018 acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C, Josper, Firex, Taylor, M-TEK and Crown and the 2019 acquisition of EVO were completed on December 31, 2017 (first day of fiscal year 2018). The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisitions, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisitions, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data): 

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	686,802	$	686,387
Net earnings	70,309		49,880
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.26	$	0.90
Diluted	1.26		0.90

The historical consolidated financial information of the Company and the acquisitions have been adjusted in the pro forma information to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the transactions, (2) factually supportable and (3) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. Pro forma data may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had these acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results. Additionally, the pro forma financial information does not reflect the costs which the company has incurred or may incur to integrate the acquired businesses.

3) Litigation Matters

From time to time, the company is subject to proceedings, lawsuits and other claims related to products, suppliers, employees, customers and competitors. The company maintains insurance to partially cover product liability, workers compensation, property and casualty, and general liability matters.  The company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses.  A determination of the amount of accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after assessment of each matter and the related insurance coverage. The required accrual may change in the future due to new developments or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters.  The company does not believe that any pending litigation will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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4)    Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Pronouncements - Recently Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments under this pronouncement change the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees will be required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company adopted this guidance on December 30, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. The adoption of this guidance increased total assets and liabilities due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities amounting to approximately $85.0 million. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note 14 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". The amendments in ASU-12 provide new guidance about income statement classification and eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. The entire change in fair value for qualifying hedge instruments included in the effectiveness will be recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and amounts deferred in OCI will be reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is reported. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note 13 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting". The amendments in ASU-08 simplify several aspects of the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions resulting from expanding the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August of 2018, the SEC published Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, "Disclosure Update and Simplification." This guidance streamlines disclosure requirements by removing certain redundant topics and is effective for quarterly and annual reports submitted after November 5, 2018. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the presentation and expansion of the company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity to display quarter-to-quarter details.

Accounting Pronouncements - To be adopted

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". The amendments in ASU-04 simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, by removing the second step of the goodwill impairment test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for testing dates after January 1, 2017. The company is evaluating the application of this ASU on the company's annual impairment test. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement". The amendments in ASU-13 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20)". The amendments in ASU-14 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)". The amendments in ASU-15 align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs in a service contract hosting arrangement with those of developing or obtaining internal-use software. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, which clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of the credit losses standard, but rather, should be accounted for in accordance with the lease standard. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for those that have adopted ASU No. 2016-13. The company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  

5) Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

We disaggregate our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location as we believe it best depicts how the nature, timing and uncertainty of our net sales and cash flows are affected by economic factors. In general, the Commercial Foodservice Equipment and Residential Foodservice Equipment Groups recognize revenue at the point in time control transfers to their customers based on contractual shipping terms. Revenue from equipment sold under our long-term contracts within the Food Processing Equipment group is recognized over time as the equipment is manufactured and assembled. The following table summarizes our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
United States and Canada	$	300,275	$	57,589	$	83,358	$	441,222
Asia	48,293		8,682		1,398		58,373
Europe and Middle East	89,896		20,618		50,615		161,129
Latin America	19,067		5,585		1,426		26,078
Total	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	686,802
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	255,113	$	66,935	$	78,560	$	400,608
Asia	29,032		5,712		1,519		36,263
Europe and Middle East	66,611		8,732		55,055		130,398
Latin America	9,148		7,193		1,190		17,531
Total	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	584,800

Contract Balances

Contract assets primarily relate to the company's right to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract assets are transferred to receivables when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Accounts receivable are not considered contract assets under the revenue standard as contract assets are conditioned upon the company's future satisfaction of a performance obligation. Accounts receivable, in contracts, are unconditional rights to consideration.

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Contract liabilities relate to advance consideration received from customers for which revenue has not been recognized. Current contract liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Non-current contract liabilities are recorded in other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract liabilities are reduced when the associated revenue from the contract is recognized.

The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Contract assets	$	17,484	$	14,048
Contract liabilities	$	58,475	$	57,913
Non-current contract liabilities	$	13,361	$	12,170

During the three months period ended March 30, 2019, the company reclassified $3.9 million to receivables, which was included in the contract asset balance at the beginning of the period. During the three months period ended March 30, 2019, the company recognized revenue of $46.9 million which was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period. Additions to contract liabilities representing amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date were $47.9 million during the three months period ended March 30, 2019. Substantially, all of the company's outstanding performance obligations will be satisfied within 12 to 36 months. There were no contract asset impairments during the three months period ended March 30, 2019.

6)    Other Comprehensive Income

The company reports changes in equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, in accordance with ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income".

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income⁽¹⁾ were as follows (in thousands):

	Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	(112,771	)	$	(170,938	)	$	7,233		$	(276,476	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10,683			(5,263		)	(10,133		)	(4,713		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			766			766
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	10,683		$	(5,263	)	$	(9,367	)	$	(3,947	)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	(102,088	)	$	(176,201	)	$	(2,134	)	$	(280,423	)

(1) As of March 30, 2019 pension and interest rate swap amounts are net of tax of $(38.1) million and $(0.6) million, respectively. During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, the adjustments to pension benefit costs and unrealized gain/(loss) interest rate swap were net of tax of $(1.4) million and $(3.2) million, respectively.

Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Currency translation adjustment	10,683			21,802
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	(5,263		)	(8,874		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(9,367		)	6,555
Comprehensive income	$	65,066		$	84,903

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7) Inventories

Inventories are composed of material, labor and overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Costs for inventory have been determined using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. The company estimates reserves for inventory obsolescence and shrinkage based on its judgment of future realization. Inventories at March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows (in thousands): 

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Raw materials and parts	$	269,346	$	245,976
Work-in-process	59,818		51,164
Finished goods	251,010		224,670
	$	580,174	$	521,810

8) Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Commercial Foodservice			Food Processing			Residential Kitchen		Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	1,102,067		$	219,054		$	422,054	$	1,743,175
Goodwill acquired during the year	6,896			—			—		6,896
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(15,391		)	(2,722		)	—		(18,113		)
Exchange effect	253			(685		)	7,211		6,779
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	1,093,825		$	215,647		$	429,265	$	1,738,737

9) Intangibles

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	March 30, 2019						December 29, 2018
	Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists	9.3	$	651,587	$	(237,090	)	9.5	$	644,145	$	(222,661	)
Backlog	2.3	28,096		(26,019		)	2.8	27,065		(24,755		)
Developed technology	5.8	39,115		(21,760		)	5.9	39,624		(20,998		)
		$	718,798	$	(284,869	)		$	710,834	$	(268,414	)
Indefinite-lived assets:
Trademarks and tradenames		$	937,456					$	918,604

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The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $16.1 million and $11.5 million for the first quarter periods ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

Twelve Month Period Ending in	Amortization Expense
2020	$	60,398
2021	58,675
2022	54,934
2023	50,227
2024	43,895
Thereafter	165,800
	$	433,929

10) Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	74,440	$	74,952
Accrued warranty	61,621		59,451
Contract liabilities	58,475		57,913
Accrued customer rebates	24,750		45,740
Accrued short-term leases	20,884		—
Accrued product liability and workers compensation	16,164		16,284
Accrued professional fees	15,570		17,313
Accrued sales and other tax	13,632		19,452
Accrued agent commission	12,211		11,969
Other accrued expenses	65,882		64,372
	$	363,629	$	367,446

11) Warranty Costs

In the normal course of business, the company issues product warranties for specific product lines and provides for the estimated future warranty cost in the period in which the sale is recorded. The estimate of warranty cost is based on contract terms and historical warranty loss experience that is periodically adjusted for recent actual experience. Because warranty estimates are forecasts that are based on the best available information, actual claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.

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A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	59,451
Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	90
Warranty expense	17,442
Warranty claims	(15,362		)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	61,621

12) Financing Arrangements

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
	(in thousands)
Senior secured revolving credit line	$	1,888,264	$	1,887,764
Foreign loans	4,047		4,166
Other debt arrangement	—		175
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105
Less:  Current maturities of long-term debt	3,017		3,207
Long-term debt	$	1,889,294	$	1,888,898

On July 28, 2016, the company entered into an amended and restated five-year $2.5 billion multi-currency senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Facility"). On December 18, 2018, the company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility, increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility by $500.0 million to a total of $3.0 billion. As of March 30, 2019, the company had $1.9 billion of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility, including $1.8 billion of borrowings in U.S. Dollars, and $69.3 million of borrowings denominated in Euro. The company also had $11.0 million in outstanding letters of credit as of March 30, 2019, which reduces the borrowing availability under the Credit Facility. Remaining borrowing availability under this facility was $1.1 billion at March 30, 2019.

At March 30, 2019, borrowings under the Credit Facility accrued interest at a rate of 1.625% above LIBOR per annum or 0.625% above the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and one month LIBOR plus 1.00%. The average interest rate per annum on the debt under the Credit Facility was equal to 4.11% at the end of the period. The interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Facility may be adjusted quarterly based on the company’s Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) on a rolling four-quarter basis. Additionally, a commitment fee based upon the Leverage Ratio is charged on the unused portion of the commitments under the Credit Facility. This variable commitment fee was equal to 0.25% per annum as of March 30, 2019.

In addition, the company has other international credit facilities to fund working capital needs outside the United States and the United Kingdom. At March 30, 2019, these foreign credit facilities amounted to $4.0 million in U.S. Dollars with a weighted average per annum interest rate of approximately 5.86%.

The company’s debt is reflected on the balance sheet at cost. The company believes its interest rate margins on its existing debt are consistent with current market conditions and therefore the carrying value of debt reflects the fair value. The interest rate margin is based on the company's Leverage Ratio.

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The company estimated the fair value of its loans by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume the company’s obligations. The upfront cash payment is the amount that a market participant would be able to lend to achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the cash outflows under the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility assuming the facility was outstanding in its entirety until maturity. Since the company maintains its borrowings under a revolving credit facility and there is no predetermined borrowing or repayment schedule, for purposes of this calculation the company calculated the fair value of its obligations assuming the current amount of debt at the end of the period was outstanding until the maturity of the company’s Credit Facility in July 2021. Although borrowings could be materially greater or less than the current amount of borrowings outstanding at the end of the period, it is not practical to estimate the amounts that may be outstanding during future periods. The carrying value and estimated aggregate fair value, a level 2 measurement, based primarily on market prices, of debt is as follows (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019				Dec 29, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105	$	1,892,105

The company uses floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements to hedge variable interest rate risk associated with the Credit Facility. At March 30, 2019, the company had outstanding floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps totaling $51.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 1.27% maturing in less than 12 months and $948.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 2.22% that mature in more than 12 months but less than 72 months.

The company believes that its current capital resources, including cash and cash equivalents, cash expected to be generated from operations, funds available from its current lenders and access to the credit and capital markets will be sufficient to finance its operations, debt service obligations, capital expenditures, product development and expenditures for the foreseeable future.

The terms of the Credit Facility limit the ability of the company and its subsidiaries to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make restricted payments; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and requires, among other things, the company to satisfy certain financial covenants: (i) a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) a maximum Leverage Ratio of Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBIDTA (each as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.50 to 1.00, which may be adjusted to 4.00 to 1.00 for a four consecutive fiscal quarter period in connection with certain qualified acquisitions, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Middleby Marshall, the company and the company's domestic subsidiaries and is unconditionally guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the company and certain of the company's direct and indirect material foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make required payments; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; the failure to perform certain covenants; the material breach of a representation or warranty; non-payment of certain other indebtedness; the entry of undischarged judgments against the company or any subsidiary for the payment of material uninsured amounts; the invalidity of the company guarantee or any subsidiary guaranty; and a change of control of the company. At March 30, 2019, the company was in compliance with all covenants pursuant to its borrowing agreements.

13) Financial Instruments

ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” requires an entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities and measure those instruments at fair value. Derivatives that do not qualify as a hedge must be adjusted to fair value in earnings. If a derivative does qualify as a hedge under ASC 815, changes in the fair value will either be offset against the change in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments or recognized in other accumulated comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings.

On December 30, 2018, the company adopted the new accounting standard ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" using the modified retrospective method. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, the ineffective portion of a hedge's change in fair value was recognized in earnings. Upon adoption of ASU 2017-12, the company no longer recognizes hedge ineffectiveness in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, but instead recognizes the entire change in the fair value of the hedge contract in other accumulated comprehensive income.

Foreign Exchange: The company uses foreign currency forward, foreign exchange swaps and option purchase and sales contracts to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The company’s primary hedging activities are to mitigate its exposure to changes in exchange rates on intercompany and third party trade receivables and payables.

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The company does not currently enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. In managing its foreign currency exposures, the company identifies and aggregates naturally occurring offsetting positions and then hedges residual balance sheet exposures. The fair value of the forward and option contracts was a loss of $0.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2019.

Interest Rate: The company has entered into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate applicable to certain of its variable-rate debt. The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. The company has designated these swaps as cash flow hedges and all changes in fair value of the swaps are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of March 30, 2019, the fair value of these instruments was a liability of $3.2 million. The change in fair value of these swap agreements in the first three months of 2019 was a loss of $9.3 million, net of taxes.

The following table summarizes the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Presentation	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Fair value	Other assets	$	8,160	$	13,487
Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	11,353	$	4,125

The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
	Presentation of Gain/(loss)	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(11,789	)	$	6,620
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	766		$	(12	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	—		$	48

Interest rate swaps are subject to default risk to the extent the counterparties are unable to satisfy their settlement obligations under the interest rate swap agreements. The company reviews the credit profile of the financial institutions that are counterparties to such swap agreements and assesses their creditworthiness prior to entering into the interest rate swap agreements and throughout the term. The interest rate swap agreements typically contain provisions that allow the counterparty to require early settlement in the event that the company becomes insolvent or is unable to maintain compliance with its covenants under its existing debt agreements.

14) Leases

Accounting Policy

On December 30, 2018, the company adopted the new accounting standard ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases"(ASC 842) using the modified retrospective method and elected to use the effective date as the date of initial application on transition. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs.

The adoption of ASC 842 represents a change in accounting principle that changes the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees are required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of a contract. Additionally, the guidance requires additional disclosure to enable users of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

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The most material impact of the new standard is the recognition of new right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other assets and operating lease liabilities are included accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities. The lease liabilities are measured based upon the present value of minimum future payments and the ROU assets to be recognized will be equal to lease liabilities, adjusted for prepaid and accrued rent balances.

Leases

The company leases warehouse space, office facilities and equipment under operating leases. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The company's lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The company has operating lease costs of $7.5 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019, including short-term lease expense and variable lease costs, which were immaterial in the quarter.

Leases (in thousands)	March 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	86,621
Operating Lease Liability:
Current	$	20,884
Non-Current	64,762
Total Liability	$	85,646

Total Lease Commitments (in thousands)
	Operating Leases
Remainder of 2019	$	22,789
2020	18,617
2021	15,829
2022	11,465
2023	8,211
2024 and thereafter	16,820
Total future lease commitments	93,731
Less imputed interest	8,085
Total	$	85,646

Other Lease Information (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate)	Three Months Ended   March 30, 2019
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	6,062
Weighted-average remaining lease terms - operating leases	5.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	3.4		%

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15) Segment Information

The company operates in three reportable operating segments defined by management reporting structure and operating activities.

The Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group manufactures, sells, and distributes foodservice equipment for the restaurant and institutional kitchen industry. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Australia, China, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include conveyor ovens, combi-ovens, convection ovens, baking ovens, proofing ovens, deck ovens, speed cooking ovens, hydrovection ovens, ranges, fryers, rethermalizers, steam cooking equipment, food warming equipment, catering equipment, heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, induction cooking equipment, countertop cooking equipment, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, professional refrigerators, blast chillers, coldrooms, ice machines, freezers, and soft serve ice cream, coffee, and beverage dispensing equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Anets, Bear Varimixer, Beech, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Blodgett Range, Bloomfield, Britannia, CTX, Carter-Hoffmann, Celfrost, Concordia, CookTek, Crown, Desmon, Doyon, Eswood, EVO, Firex, Follett, Frifri, Giga, Globe, Goldstein, Holman, Houno, IMC, Induc, Jade, JoeTap, Josper, L2F, Lang, Lincat, MagiKitch’n, Market Forge, Marsal, Middleby Marshall, MPC, Nieco, Nu-Vu, PerfectFry, Pitco, QualServ, Southbend, Star, Sveba Dahlen, Taylor, Toastmaster, TurboChef, Wells and Wunder-Bar.

The Food Processing Equipment Group manufactures preparation, cooking, packaging food handling and food safety equipment for the food processing industry. This business segment has manufacturing operations in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Denmark, France, Germany, India and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include batch ovens, baking ovens, proofing ovens, conveyor belt ovens, continuous processing ovens, frying systems and automated thermal processing systems, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, blenders, battering equipment, breading equipment, seeding equipment, water cutting systems, food presses, food suspension equipment, filling and depositing solutions, forming equipment,automated loading and unloading systems, food safety, food handling, freezing, defrosting and packaging equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Alkar, Armor Inox, Auto-Bake, Baker Thermal Solutions, Burford, Cozzini, CVP Systems, Danfotech, Drake, Emico, Glimek, Hinds-Bock, Maurer-Atmos, MP Equipment, M-TEK, RapidPak, Scanico, Spooner Vicars, Stewart Systems, Thurne and Ve.Ma.C.

The Residential Kitchen Equipment Group manufactures, sells and distributes kitchen equipment for the residential market. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in California, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, Wisconsin, France, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group are ranges, cookers, stoves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, cooktops, wine coolers, ice machines, ventilation equipment and outdoor equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: AGA, AGA Cookshop, Brigade, EVO, Fired Earth, Heartland, La Cornue, Leisure Sinks, Lynx, Marvel, Mercury, Rangemaster, Rayburn, Redfyre, Sedona, Stanley, TurboChef, U-Line and Viking.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker evaluates individual segment performance based on operating income.

Net Sales Summary

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019				Mar 31, 2018
	Sales		Percent		Sales		Percent
Business Segments:
Commercial Foodservice	$	457,531	66.6	%	$	359,904	61.5	%
Food Processing	92,474		13.5		88,572		15.2
Residential Kitchen	136,797		19.9		136,324		23.3
Total	$	686,802	100.0	%	$	584,800	100.0	%

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The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments(1) (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Corporate and Other(2)			Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
Net sales	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	—		$	686,802
Income (loss) from operations (3)	96,811		12,586		18,771		(27,107		)	101,061
Depreciation and amortization expense	16,180		3,524		5,359		451			25,514
Net capital expenditures	5,973		701		1,421		—			8,095
Total assets	$	2,970,850	$	530,440	$	1,156,191	$	30,636		$	4,688,117
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	—		$	584,800
Income (loss) from operations (3)	82,546		10,678		6,589		(12,821		)	86,992
Depreciation and amortization expense	8,000		4,047		7,509		468			20,024
Net capital expenditures	5,777		6,496		4,898		(514		)	16,657
Total assets	$	1,724,174	$	484,038	$	1,178,110	$	40,572		$	3,426,894

(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.

(2)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

(3)Restructuring expenses are allocated in operating income by segment. See note 17 for further details.

Geographic Information

Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Mar 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	265,512	$	239,179
Asia	15,089		13,294
Europe and Middle East	183,445		131,652
Latin America	2,804		1,705
Total international	$	201,338	$	146,651
	$	466,850	$	385,830

16) Employee Retirement Plans

(a)Pension Plans

U.S. Plans:

The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2002, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2002 upon reaching retirement age.

The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its employees at the Smithville, Tennessee facility, which was acquired as part of the Star acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service

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with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 1, 2008, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 1, 2008 upon reaching retirement age.

The company also maintains a retirement benefit agreement with its former Chairman ("Chairman Plan"). The retirement benefits are based upon a percentage of the former Chairman’s final base salary.

Non-U.S. Plans:

The company maintains a defined benefit plan for its employees at the Wrexham, the United Kingdom facility, which was acquired as part of the Lincat acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2010 prior to Middleby’s acquisition of the company. No further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2010 upon reaching retirement age.

The company maintains several pension plans related to AGA and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "AGA Group"), the most significant being the Aga Rangemaster Group Pension Scheme, which covers the majority of employees in the United Kingdom.  Membership in the plan on a defined benefit basis of pension provision was closed to new entrants in 2001.  The plan became open to new entrants on a defined contribution basis of pension provision in 2002, but was generally closed to new entrants on this basis during 2014. 

The other, much smaller, defined benefit pension plans operating within the AGA Group cover employees in France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.  All pension plan assets are held in separate trust funds although the net defined benefit pension obligations are included in the company's consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes the company's net periodic pension benefit related to the AGA Group pension plans (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net Periodic Pension Benefit:
Service cost	$	626		$	977
Interest cost	8,432			8,278
Expected return on assets	(16,998		)	(19,278		)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	157			1,032
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	648			—
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			287
Pension settlement gain	—			(24		)
	$	(7,135	)	$	(8,728	)

The pension costs for all other plans of the company were not material during the period. The service cost component is recognized within Selling, general and administrative expenses and the non-operating components of pension benefit are included within Net periodic pension benefit (other than service cost) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

(b)Defined Contribution Plans

The company maintains two separate defined contribution savings plans covering all employees in the United States. These two plans separately cover the union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility and all other remaining union and non-union employees in the United States. The company also maintains defined contribution plans for its United Kingdom based employees.

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17) Restructuring

Residential Kitchen Equipment Group:

Since the 2015 acquisition of the AGA Group, the company undertook various acquisition integration initiatives including organizational restructuring, headcount reductions and consolidation and disposition of certain facilities and business operations, including the impairment of equipment and facilities. Most recently during 2018, the company undertook additional restructuring efforts related to Grange, a non-core business within the AGA Group, and elected to cease its operations. This process was largely completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. Related to the AGA Group, the company recorded additional expense of $0.1 million in the three months endedMarch 30, 2019. These expenses are reflected in restructuring expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The cumulative expenses incurred to date for these initiatives is approximately $55.8 million. The primary realization of the cost savings began in 2017 and 2018 related to compensation and facility costs of approximately $20.0 million annually. At March 30, 2019, the restructuring obligations accrued for these initiatives are immaterial and will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2019.

The restructuring expenses for the other segments of the company were not material during the period.

18) Subsequent Event

On April 1, 2019, the company completed its acquisition from Standex International Corporation of its Cooking Solutions Group, which consists of the well-known brands APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, BKI and Ultrafryer located in primarily in Texas and South Carolina for a purchase price of approximately $105.0 million.

Additionally, on April 1, 2019, the company completed the acquisition of Powerhouse Dynamics, Inc., a leader in cloud-based Internet of Things solutions for the food service industry located near Boston, Massachusetts, for a purchase price of approximately $12.5 million.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Informational Notes

This report contains forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company cautions readers that these projections are based upon future results or events and are highly dependent upon a variety of important factors which could cause such results or events to differ materially from any forward-looking statements which may be deemed to have been made in this report, or which are otherwise made by or on behalf of the company. Such factors include, but are not limited to, volatility in earnings resulting from goodwill impairment losses which may occur irregularly and in varying amounts; variability in financing costs; quarterly variations in operating results; dependence on key customers; international exposure; foreign exchange and political risks affecting international sales; ability to protect trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property; changing market conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the timely development and market acceptance of the company’s products; the availability and cost of raw materials; and other risks detailed herein and from time-to-time in the company’s SEC filings, including the company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Net Sales Summary

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019				Mar 31, 2018
	Sales		Percent		Sales		Percent
Business Segments:
Commercial Foodservice	$	457,531	66.6	%	$	359,904	61.5	%
Food Processing	92,474		13.5		88,572		15.2
Residential Kitchen	136,797		19.9		136,324		23.3
Total	$	686,802	100.0	%	$	584,800	100.0	%

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of earnings items as a percentage of net sales for the periods:

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019		Mar 31, 2018
Net sales	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	62.5		63.8
Gross profit	37.5		36.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	22.7		21.0
Restructuring	—		0.3
Income from operations	14.8		14.9
Interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net	3.0		1.5
Net periodic pension benefit (other than service costs)	(1.1	)	(1.7	)
Other (income) expense, net	(0.2	)	0.2
Earnings before income taxes	13.1		14.9
Provision for income taxes	3.0		3.6
Net earnings	10.1	%	11.3	%

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Three Months Ended March 30, 2019 as compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

NET SALES. Net sales for the three months period ended March 30, 2019increased by $102.0 million or 17.4% to $686.8 million as compared to $584.8 million in the three months period ended March 31, 2018. Net sales increased by $100.4 million, or 17.2%, from the fiscal 2018 acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C, Firex, Josper, Taylor, M-TEK, and Crown and the fiscal 2019 acquisition of EVO. Excluding acquisitions and closure of a non-core business, net sales increased$4.4 million, or 0.8%, from the prior year period. The impact of foreign exchange rates on foreign sales translated into U.S. Dollars for the three months period ended March 30, 2019decreased net sales by approximately $12.3 million or 2.1%. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and closure of a non-core business, sales increased2.9% for the year, including a net sales increase of 3.4% at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, a net sales decrease of 3.2% at the Food Processing Equipment Group and a net sales increase of 5.5% at the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group.

• Net sales of the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group increased by $97.6 million, or 27.1%, to $457.5 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $359.9 million in the prior year period. Net sales from the acquisitions of Firex, Josper, Taylor, Crown, and EVO, which were acquired on April 27, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 22, 2018, December 3, 2018 and December 31, 2018 respectively, accounted for an increase of $92.0 million during the three months period ended March 30, 2019. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, net sales of the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group increased$5.6 million, or 1.6%, as compared to the prior year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange and acquisitions, net sales increased$12.2 million or 3.4% at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group. Sales increased primarily related to several rollouts with our major chain customers. Domestically, the company realized a sales increase of $45.2 million, or 17.7%, to $300.3 million, as compared to $255.1 million in the prior year period. This includes an increase of $38.0 million from recent acquisitions. Excluding the acquisitions, the net increase in domestic sales was $7.2 million, or 2.8%. International sales increased$52.4 million, or 50.0%, to $157.2 million, as compared to $104.8 million in the prior year period. This includes an increase of $54.0 million from the recent acquisitions and decrease of $6.6 million related to the unfavorable impact of exchange rates. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, the net sales increase in international sales was $5.0 million, or 4.8%. The increase in international revenues reflects growth within the Latin America and Asia markets.

• Net sales of the Food Processing Equipment Group increased by $3.9 million, or 4.4%, to $92.5 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $88.6 million in the prior year period.  Net sales from the acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C and M-TEK, which were acquired on February 16, 2018, April 3, 2018 and October 1, 2018, respectively, accounted for an increase of $8.4 million during the three months period ended March 30, 2019.  Excluding the impact of acquisitions, net sales of the Food Processing Equipment Group decreased$4.5 million, or 5.1%. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange and acquisitions, net sales decreased3.2% at the Food Processing Equipment Group. Domestically, the company realized a sales decrease of $9.4 million, or 14.0%, to $57.6 million, as compared to $67.0 million in the prior year period. This includes an increase of $3.4 million from recent acquisitions. Excluding the acquisitions, the net decrease in domestic sales was $12.8 million, or 19.1%. International sales increased$13.3 million, or 61.6%, to $34.9 million, as compared to $21.6 million in the prior year period. This includes an increase of $5.0 million from recent acquisitions and a decrease of $1.7 million related to the unfavorable impact of exchange rates. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, the net sales increase in international sales was $10.0 million, or 46.3%.

• Net sales of the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group increased by $0.5 million or 0.4%, to $136.8 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $136.3 million in the prior year period. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange and closure of a non-core business, net sales increased$7.3 million, or 5.5% at the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. Domestically, the company realized a sales increase of $4.9 million, or 6.2%, to $83.4 million, as compared to $78.5 million in the prior year period. Excluding the impact of dispositions, the net increase in domestic sales was $5.3 million, or 6.8%. Sales at Viking increased by double digits during the quarter. International sales decreased$4.4 million or 7.6% to $53.4 million, as compared to $57.8 million in the prior year quarter. This includes an unfavorable impact of exchange rates of $4.0 million. Excluding foreign exchange and closure of a non-core business, the net sales increase in international sales was $2.0 million, or 3.6%.

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GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit increased to $257.3 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019 from $211.6 million in the prior year period, primarily reflecting the impact of increased sales from acquisitions, offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign exchanges rates of $3.9 million. The gross margin rate was 36.2% in the three months period ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 37.5% in the current year period.

• Gross profit at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group increased by $34.4 million, or 24.9%, to $172.7 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $138.3 million in the prior year period. Gross profit from the acquisitions of Firex, Josper, Taylor, Crown, and EVO accounted for approximately $32.2 million of the increase in gross profit during the period. Excluding the recent acquisitions, gross profit increased by approximately $2.2 million on higher sales volumes. The impact of foreign exchange rates decreased gross profit by approximately $1.9 million. The gross margin rate decreased to 37.7%, as compared to 38.4% in the prior year period. The gross margin rate excluding acquisitions and the impact of foreign exchange was 38.3%.

• Gross profit at the Food Processing Equipment Group increased by $4.3 million, or 15.3%, to $32.4 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $28.1 million in the prior year period. Gross profit from the acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C, and M-TEK increased gross profit by $4.2 million. Excluding the recent acquisitions, gross profit increased by approximately $0.1 million. The impact of foreign exchange rates decreased gross profit by approximately $0.7 million. The gross profit margin rate increased to 35.0%, as compared to 31.7% in the prior year period, reflecting a favorable product mix.

• Gross profit at the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group increased by $7.6 million, or 16.6%, to $53.3 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $45.7 million in the prior year period. The impact of foreign exchange rates decreased gross profit by approximately $1.3 million. The gross margin rate increased to 39.0%, as compared to 33.5% in the prior year period, primarily related to higher sales volumes for the domestic premium brands.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Combined selling, general and administrative expenses increased from $122.9 million in the three months period ended March 31, 2018 to $155.9 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019.  As a percentage of net sales, selling, general, and administrative expenses were 21.0% in the three months period ended March 31, 2018, as compared to 22.7% in the three months period ended March 30, 2019.

Selling, general and administrative expenses reflect increased costs of $20.8 million associated with the fiscal 2018 acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C, Firex, Josper, Taylor, M-TEK and Crown, and fiscal 2019 acquisition of EVO, including $8.5 million of intangible amortization expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased by $10.0 million related to transition costs with the former Chairman and CEO upon his retirement in February 2019 and $3.5 million related to conventions and trade shows. The increases were offset by a $2.9 million favorable impact from foreign exchange rates.

RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES.Restructuring expenses decreased$1.4 million from $1.7 million in the three months period ended March 31, 2018 to $0.3 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019. In the three months period ended March 31, 2018, restructuring expenses included cost reduction initiatives related primarily to headcount reductions at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and additional cost reduction initiatives related to the AGA Group.

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES. Interest and deferred financing amortization costs were $20.5 million in the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $8.8 million in the prior year period, reflecting increased interest due to higher interest rates and higher debt balances related to the funding of acquisitions.

INCOME TAXES. A tax provision of $20.7 million, at an effective rate of 23.1%, was recorded during the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to $21.3 million at an effective rate of 24.5%, in the prior year period. In comparison to the prior year the effective rate decreased primarily due to a refund of foreign taxes and enacted tax rate changes in several foreign jurisdictions. The effective rates in 2019 and 2018 are higher than the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes and foreign tax rate differentials.

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Financial Condition and Liquidity

During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents increased by $9.5 million to $81.2 million at March 30, 2019 from $71.7 million at December 29, 2018. Net borrowings remained relatively consistent at $1.9 billion at December 29, 2018 and March 30, 2019.

OPERATING ACTIVITIES. Net cash provided by operating activities was $33.9 million for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, compared to $44.7 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2018.

During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, changes in assets and liabilities reduced operating cash flows by $62.7 million. The changes included a decrease in accounts receivable of $11.7 million primarily at the Food Processing Equipment Group due to timing of large orders in the three months endedMarch 30, 2019. Inventory increased $54.5 million impacted by timing of customer rollouts and expected fulfillment of future orders at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. Changes also included a $31.5 milliondecrease in accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities primarily related to the payment of 2018 annual rebate programs at the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and Residential Kitchen Equipment Group.

INVESTING ACTIVITIES. During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, net cash used for investing activities amounted to $20.5 million. This included $12.4 million for the 2019 acquisition of EVO and $8.1 million of additions and upgrades of production equipment and manufacturing facilities.

FINANCING ACTIVITIES. Net cash flows used by financing activities were $4.1 million during the three months endedMarch 30, 2019. The company’s borrowing activities included $1.9 million of net proceeds under its $3.0 billion Credit Facility. The company used $5.3 million to repurchase 44,377 shares of Middleby common stock that were surrendered to the company by employees in lieu of cash for payment for withholding taxes related to restricted stock vestings during the quarter.

At March 30, 2019, the company was in compliance with all covenants pursuant to its borrowing agreements. The company believes that its current capital resources, including cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, funds available from its Credit Facility and access to the credit and capital markets will be sufficient to finance its operations, debt service obligations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, product development and integration expenditures for the foreseeable future.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Part 1, Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 4 - Recent Issued Accounting Standards.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon the company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses as well as related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, the company evaluates its estimates and judgments based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies, which include revenue recognition, inventories, goodwill and other intangibles, pensions benefits, and income taxes, as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018 (our “2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K”) other than those described below.

During the three months period ended March 30, 2019, the company adopted ASC 842, "Leases". See Part 1, Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 14 - Leases for additional information on the required disclosures related to the impact of adopting this guidance.

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

Interest Rate Risk

The company is exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. The following table summarizes the maturity of the company’s debt obligations:

Twelve Month Period Ending	Variable Rate Debt
2020	$	3,017
2021	340
2022	1,888,603
2023	199
2024 and thereafter	152
	$	1,892,311

On July 28, 2016, the company entered into an amended and restated five-year $2.5 billion multi-currency senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Facility"). On December 18, 2018, the company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility, increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility by $500.0 million to a total of $3.0 billion. As of March 30, 2019, the company had $1.9 billion of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility, including $1.8 billion of borrowings in U.S. Dollars, $69.3 million of borrowings denominated in Euro. The company also had $11.0 million in outstanding letters of credit as of March 30, 2019, which reduces the borrowing availability under the Credit Facility. Remaining borrowing availability under this facility was $1.1 billion at March 30, 2019.

At March 30, 2019, borrowings under the Credit Facility accrued interest at a rate of 1.625% above LIBOR per annum or 0.625% above the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and one month LIBOR plus 1.00%. The average interest rate per annum on the debt under the Credit Facility was equal to 4.11% at the end of the period. The interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Facility may be adjusted quarterly based on the company’s Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) on a rolling four-quarter basis. Additionally, a commitment fee based upon the Leverage Ratio is charged on the unused portion of the commitments under the Credit Facility. This variable commitment fee was equal to 0.25% per annum as of March 30, 2019.

In addition, the company has other international credit facilities to fund working capital needs outside the United States and the United Kingdom. At March 30, 2019, these foreign credit facilities amounted to $4.0 million in U.S. Dollars with a weighted average per annum interest rate of approximately 5.86%.

The company believes that its current capital resources, including cash and cash equivalents, cash expected to be generated from operations, funds available from its current lenders and access to the credit and capital markets will be sufficient to finance its operations, debt service obligations, capital expenditures, product development and expenditures for the foreseeable future.

The company uses floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements to hedge variable interest rate risk associated with the revolving credit line. At March 30, 2019, the company had outstanding floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps totaling $51.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 1.27% maturing in less than 12 months and $948.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 2.22% that mature in more than 12 months but less than 72 months.

The Credit Facility matures on July 28, 2021, and accordingly has been classified as a long-term liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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The terms of the Credit Facility limit the ability of the company and its subsidiaries to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make restricted payments; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and requires, among other things, the company to satisfy certain financial covenants: (i) a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) a maximum Leverage Ratio of Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBIDTA (each as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.50 to 1.00, which may be adjusted to 4.00 to 1.00 for a four consecutive fiscal quarter period in connection with certain qualified acquisitions, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Middleby Marshall, the company and the company's domestic subsidiaries and is unconditionally guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the company and certain of the company's direct and indirect material foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make required payments; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; the failure to perform certain covenants; the material breach of a representation or warranty; non-payment of certain other indebtedness; the entry of undischarged judgments against the company or any subsidiary for the payment of material uninsured amounts; the invalidity of the company guarantee or any subsidiary guaranty; and a change of control of the company. At March 30, 2019, the company was in compliance with all covenants pursuant to its borrowing agreements.

Financing Derivative Instruments

The company has entered into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate applicable to certain of its variable-rate debt. The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. The company has designated these swaps as cash flow hedges and all changes in fair value of the swaps are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of March 30, 2019, the fair value of these instruments was a liability of $3.2 million. The change in fair value of these swap agreements in the first three months of 2019 was a loss of $9.3 million, net of taxes. The potential net loss on fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted interest rates would not have a material impact on the company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Foreign Exchange Derivative Financial Instruments

The company uses foreign currency forward, foreign exchange swaps and option purchase and sales contracts to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The company’s primary hedging activities are to mitigate its exposure to changes in exchange rates on intercompany and third party trade receivables and payables. The company does not currently enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. In managing its foreign currency exposures, the company identifies and aggregates naturally occurring offsetting positions and then hedges residual balance sheet exposures. The potential net loss on fair value for such instruments from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted foreign exchange rates would not have a material impact on the company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The fair value of the forward and option contracts was a loss of $0.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2019.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of March 30, 2019, the company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the company's management, including the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of this period. 

During the quarter ended March 30, 2019, there has been no change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

The company was not required to report the information pursuant to Items 1 through 6 of Part II of Form 10-Q for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, except as follows:

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plan or Program (1)
December 30 to January 26, 2019	—	$	—	—	2,373,800
January 27 to February 23, 2019	—	—		—	2,373,800
February 24 to March 30, 2019	—	—		—	2,373,800
Quarter ended March 30, 2019	—	$	—	—	2,373,800

(1) On November 7, 2017, the company's Board of Directors resolved to terminate the company's existing share repurchase program, effective as of such date, which was originally adopted in 1998, and approved a new stock repurchase program. This program authorizes the company to repurchase in the aggregate up to 2,500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. As of March 30, 2019, the total number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program is 2,500,000. As of March 30, 2019, 126,200 shares had been purchased under the 2017 stock repurchase program.   

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits – The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit 10.1* –	Retirement and Consulting Agreement by and among The Middleby Corporation, Middleby Marshall Inc. and Selim A. Bassoul, dated as of February 16, 2019, incorporated by reference to the company's Form 8-K Exhibit 10.1 filed on February 19, 2019.
Exhibit 31.1 –	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d -14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31.2 –	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d -14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32.1 –	Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of The Middleby Corporation Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(b) under the Exchange Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(18 U.S.C. 1350).
Exhibit 32.2 –	Certification by the Principal Financial Officer of The Middleby Corporation Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(b) under the Exchange Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(18 U.S.C. 1350).
Exhibit 101 –	Financial statements on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2019, filed on May 9, 2019, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL); (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of earnings, (iii) condensed statements of cash flows, (iv) notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

* Designates management contract or compensation plan.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Date:	May 9, 2019	By:	/s/  Bryan E. Mittelman
			Bryan E. Mittelman
			Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Timothy J. FitzGerald, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Middleby Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald

Timothy J. FitzGerald

Chief Executive Officer of The Middleby Corporation

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Bryan E. Mittelman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Middleby Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ Bryan E. Mittelman

Bryan E. Mittelman

Chief Financial Officer of The Middleby Corporation

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

I, Timothy J. FitzGerald, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of The Middleby Corporation (the “Registrant”), certify, to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2019 of the Registrant (the “Report”), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald

Timothy J. FitzGerald

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

I, Bryan E. Mittelman, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of The Middleby Corporation (the “Registrant”), certify, to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2019 of the Registrant (the “Report”), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ Bryan E. Mittelman

Bryan E. Mittelman

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Current assets:
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Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $13,844 and $13,608	388,333	398,660
Inventories, net	580,174	521,810
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Prepaid Taxes	7,089	18,483
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Accounts payable	194,911	188,299
Accrued expenses	363,629	367,446
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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent	115,937	113,896
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Noncurrent	253,233	253,119
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Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	174,640	167,737
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
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Cost of sales		429,490	373,167
Gross profit		257,312	211,633
Selling, General and Administrative Expense		155,909	122,948
Restructuring Charges		342	1,693
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Net interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net		20,520	8,823
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Other Components		(7,761)	(9,705)
Other (income) expense, net		(1,413)	1,173
Earnings before income taxes		89,715	86,701
Provision for income taxes		20,702	21,281
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Net earnings per share:
Earnings Per Share, Basic		$ 1.24	$ 1.18
Earnings Per Share, Diluted		$ 1.24	$ 1.18
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)		55,601	55,573
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Diluted (in shares)		55,601	55,573
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[2] 1There were no anti-dilutive equity awards excluded from common stock equivalents for any period presented.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total		Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment	Interest Rate Swap Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Attributable to Parent [Member]
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[2] (2) As of December 31, 2017, the company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606) using the modified retrospective method to contracts that were not completed as of December 30, 2017. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of $4.4 million as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

[3] (3) As of December 30, 2018, the company adopted ASU No. 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of less than $0.1 million as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		71,701	89,654
Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter		$ 81,210	$ 103,290

[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.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMETS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, before Reclassification Adjustment, Tax	$ (1,383)	$ (1,758)
Unrealized (loss) gain on interest rate swap, tax	$ (3,177)	$ 1,696

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A) Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by The Middleby Corporation (the "company" or “Middleby”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial statements are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the company's 2018 Form 10-K. The company’s interim results are not necessarily indicative of future full year results for the fiscal year 2019. 

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company as of March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the results of operations for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, cash flows for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 and statement of stockholders' equity for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, reserves for excess and obsolete inventories, long-lived and intangible assets, warranty reserves, insurance reserves, income tax reserves, non-cash share-based compensation and post-retirement obligations. Actual results could differ from the company's estimates.

B) Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation

The company estimates the fair value of market-based stock awards and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation cost over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense was $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months period ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

C) Income Taxes

A tax provision of $20.7 million, at an effective rate of 23.1%, was recorded during the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to a $21.3 million tax provision at a 24.5% in the prior year period. In comparison to the prior year the effective rate decreased primarily due to a refund of foreign taxes and enacted tax rate changes in several foreign jurisdictions. The effective rates in 2019 and 2018 are higher than the federal tax rate of 21% primarily due to state taxes and foreign tax rate differentials.

D) Fair Value Measures

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following levels:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions.

The company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value Level 1		Fair Value Level 2		Fair Value Level 3		Total
As of March 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	8,160	$	—	$	8,160
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	11,353	$	—	$	11,353
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,585	$	3,585
As of December 29, 2018
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	13,487	$	—	$	13,487
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	4,125	$	—	$	4,125
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,566	$	3,566

The contingent consideration as of March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018 relates to the earnout provision recorded in conjunction with the acquisition of Josper S.A. ("Josper").

The earnout provisions associated with this acquisition is based upon performance measurements related to sales and earnings, as defined in the respective purchase agreement. On a quarterly basis, the company assesses the projected results for each acquired business in comparison to the earnout targets and adjusts the liability accordingly.

E)    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Cash paid for interest was $20.4 million and $7.2 million for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. Cash payments totaling $3.0 million and $5.7 million were made for income taxes for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting

The company operates in a highly fragmented industry and has completed numerous acquisitions over the past several years as a component of its growth strategy. The company has acquired industry leading brands and technologies to position itself as a leader in the commercial foodservice equipment, food processing equipment and residential kitchen equipment industries.

The company has accounted for all business combinations using the acquisition method to record a new cost basis for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. For the company's acquisitions, goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the net assets acquired, and represents future economic benefits, including synergies, and assembled workforce, that are expected to be achieved as a result of the acquisition. The results of operations are reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the company from the dates of acquisition.

The following represents the company's more significant acquisitions in 2019 and 2018. The company also made smaller acquisitions not listed below which are individually and collectively immaterial.

Hinds-Bock

On February 16, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Hinds-Bock Corporation ("Hinds-Bock"), a leading manufacturer of solutions for filling and depositing bakery and food product located in Bothell, Washington, for a purchase price of $25.4 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.4 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Hinds-Bock acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) February 16, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) February 16, 2018
Cash	$	5		$	—		$	5
Current assets	5,301			(3		)	5,298
Property, plant and equipment	3,557			—			3,557
Goodwill	12,686			(1,166		)	11,520
Other intangibles	8,081			1,119			9,200
Long term deferred tax asset	—			115			115
Current liabilities	(3,800		)	(465		)	(4,265		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	25,830		$	(400	)	$	25,430

The goodwill and $4.9 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350 "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". Other intangibles also include $3.7 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 6 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Hinds-Bock are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Ve.Ma.C

On April 3, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Ve.Ma.C S.r.l. ("Ve.Ma.C"), a leading designer and manufacturer of handling, automation and robotics solutions for protein food processing lines located in Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy, for a purchase price of approximately $10.5 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement, resulting in no additional payment by either party.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Ve.Ma.C acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 3, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 3, 2018
Cash	$	1,833		$	—		$	1,833
Current assets	10,722			—			10,722
Property, plant and equipment	389			—			389
Goodwill	7,278			(2,506		)	4,772
Other intangibles	2,584			3,776			6,360
Other assets	12			—			12
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,901		)	—			(1,901		)
Current liabilities	(8,076		)	(216		)	(8,292		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(340		)	(1,054		)	(1,394		)
Other non-current liabilities	(212		)	—			(212		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,289		$	—		$	12,289

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $1.4 million. The net liability is comprised of $1.8 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.4 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $2.1 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $2.6 million allocated to customer relationships and $1.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 6 years and up to 1 year, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Ve.Ma.C are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Firex

On April 27, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Firex S.r.l. ("Firex"), a leading manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry located in Sedico, Italy, for a purchase price of approximately $53.7 million, net of cash acquired. During the third quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.3 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Firex acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 27, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 27, 2018
Cash	$	10,652		$	(37	)	$	10,615
Current assets	7,656			39			7,695
Property, plant and equipment	2,447			—			2,447
Goodwill	36,706			(1,424		)	35,282
Other intangibles	19,806			2,294			22,100
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,210		)	—			(1,210		)
Current liabilities	(4,099		)	(471		)	(4,570		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(4,995		)	(652		)	(5,647		)
Long-term debt	(1,069		)	—			(1,069		)
Other non-current liabilities	(1,318		)	—			(1,318		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	64,576		$	(251	)	$	64,325

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $5.6 million. The net liability is comprised of $6.1 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.5 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $10.2 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $11.3 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.6 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Firex are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Josper

On May 10, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Josper, a leading manufacturer of charcoal grill and oven cooking equipment for commercial foodservice and residential applications located in Pineda de Mar, Spain, for a purchase price of approximately $39.3 million, net of cash acquired. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $0.2 million.

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Josper acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) May 10, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) May 10, 2018
Cash	$	3,308		$	—		$	3,308
Current assets	6,579			13			6,592
Property, plant and equipment	4,739			—			4,739
Goodwill	27,140			(3,345		)	23,795
Other intangibles	13,136			4,754			17,890
Other assets	2			—			2
Current portion of long-term debt	(217		)	—			(217		)
Current liabilities	(5,146		)	(89		)	(5,235		)
Long-term debt	(1,608		)	—			(1,608		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(2,934		)	(1,579		)	(4,513		)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,169		)	—			(2,169		)
Consideration paid at closing	$	42,830		$	(246	)	$	42,584
Contingent consideration	3,454			—			3,454
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	46,284		$	(246	)	$	46,038

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $4.5 million. The net liability is comprised of $4.4 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $0.1 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $9.5 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $8.3 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.1 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 7 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Josper are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Josper purchase agreement includes an earnout provision providing for a contingent payment due to the sellers to the extent certain financial targets are exceeded. This earnout is payable in 2019, 2020 and 2021, if Josper exceeds certain earnings targets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The contractual obligation associated with this contingent earnout provision recognized on the acquisition date is $3.5 million.

Taylor

On June 22, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the Taylor Company ("Taylor"), a world leader in beverage solutions, soft serve and ice cream dispensing equipment, frozen drink machines, and automated double-sided grills, located in Rockton, Illinois, for a purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the company finalized the working capital provision provided for by the purchase agreement resulting in a refund from the seller of $11.5 million.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) June 22, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) June 22, 2018
Cash	$	2,551		$	64		$	2,615
Current assets	71,162			(1,359		)	69,803
Property, plant and equipment	21,187			9			21,196
Goodwill	491,339			(102,657		)	388,682
Other intangibles	484,210			99,500			583,710
Other assets	—			361			361
Long-term deferred tax asset	—			227			227
Current liabilities	(48,417		)	(3,106		)	(51,523		)
Other non-current liabilities	(8,161		)	(648		)	(8,809		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	1,013,871		$	(7,609	)	$	1,006,262

The goodwill and $290.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $270.0 million allocated to customer relationships, $15.0 million allocated to developed technology, and $1.7 million of existing developed oven technology and $7.0 million of backlogs, which are to be amortized over periods of 12.5 years, 7 years, 5 years and up to 3 years, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of Taylor are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. A significant portion of the assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company estimated the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Taylor on a preliminary basis at the time of acquisition based on third-party appraisals used to assist in determining the fair market value for acquired tangible and intangible assets.  Changes to these allocations will occur as additional information becomes available. The company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations related to the fair value of tangible and intangible assets, in addition to determining and recording the tax effects of the transaction to include all assets/liabilities since those are recorded at fair value. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date. Acquired goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

M-TEK

On October 1, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the M-TEK Corporation ("M-TEK"), a leading manufacturer of Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) systems located in Elgin, Illinois, for a purchase price of approximately $20.0 million. During the first quarter of 2019, the company finalized the working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement resulting in no adjustment to the purchase price.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) October 1, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments		(as adjusted) October 1, 2018
Current assets	$	2,745		$	—	$	2,745
Property, plant and equipment	2,497			—		2,497
Goodwill	11,610			—		11,610
Other intangibles	3,294			—		3,294
Current liabilities	(144		)	—		(144		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	20,002		$	—	$	20,002

The goodwill is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $2.7 million allocated to customer relationships, $0.3 million allocated to developed technology, and $0.3 million allocated to backlog, which are to be amortized over periods of 5 years, 5 years and 3 months, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of M-TEK are allocated to the Food Processing Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. A significant portion of the assets are expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

Crown

On December 3, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of the Crown Food Service Equipment, Ltd. ("Crown"), a leading design and manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry located in Toronto, Canada, for a purchase price of approximately $42.0 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement. The company expects to finalize this in the second quarter of 2019.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 3, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) December 3, 2018
Cash	$	495		$	—		$	495
Current assets	5,045			—			5,045
Property, plant and equipment	8,710			3,658			12,368
Goodwill	31,226			(10,172		)	21,054
Other intangibles	—			10,564			10,564
Current liabilities	(2,340		)	(281		)	(2,621		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(668		)	(3,769		)	(4,437		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	42,468		$	—		$	42,468

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $4.4 million. The net deferred tax liability is comprised of $2.8 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis of identifiable intangible assets and $1.6 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $10.6 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name are subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Goodwill and other intangibles of Crown are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. This asset is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

EVO

On December 31, 2018, the company completed its acquisition of all of the capital stock of EVO America, Inc. ("EVO"), a leading design and manufacturer of ventless cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry, located near Portland, Oregon, for a purchase price of approximately $12.4 million, net of cash acquired. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based upon a working capital provision provided by the purchase agreement. The company expects to finalize this in the second quarter of 2019.

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 31, 2018
Cash	$	162
Current assets	1,490
Goodwill	6,896
Other intangibles	5,081
Current liabilities	(518		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(540		)
Other non-current liabilities	(12		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,559

The long term deferred tax liability amounted to $0.5 million. The net deferred tax liability is comprised of $0.6 million of deferred tax liability related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts and $0.1 million of deferred tax asset related to the difference between the book and tax basis on identifiable tangible asset and liability accounts.

The goodwill and $3.0 million of other intangibles associated with the trade name is subject to the non-amortization provisions of ASC 350. Other intangibles also include $1.9 million allocated to customer relationships and $0.2 million allocated to developed technology, which are to be amortized over periods of 10 years and 7 years, respectively. Goodwill and other intangibles of EVO are allocated to the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group for segment reporting purposes. These assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The company believes that information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, but the company is waiting for additional information necessary to finalize those fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. The company expects to complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

Pro Forma Financial Information

In accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, the following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, assumes the 2018 acquisitions of Hinds-Bock, Ve.Ma.C, Josper, Firex, Taylor, M-TEK and Crown and the 2019 acquisition of EVO were completed on December 31, 2017 (first day of fiscal year 2018). The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisitions, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisitions, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data): 

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	686,802	$	686,387
Net earnings	70,309		49,880
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.26	$	0.90
Diluted	1.26		0.90

The historical consolidated financial information of the Company and the acquisitions have been adjusted in the pro forma information to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the transactions, (2) factually supportable and (3) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. Pro forma data may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had these acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results. Additionally, the pro forma financial information does not reflect the costs which the company has incurred or may incur to integrate the acquired businesses.

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Litigation Matters

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Litigation Matters

Litigation Matters

From time to time, the company is subject to proceedings, lawsuits and other claims related to products, suppliers, employees, customers and competitors. The company maintains insurance to partially cover product liability, workers compensation, property and casualty, and general liability matters.  The company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses.  A determination of the amount of accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after assessment of each matter and the related insurance coverage. The required accrual may change in the future due to new developments or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters.  The company does not believe that any pending litigation will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Pronouncements - Recently Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments under this pronouncement change the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees will be required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company adopted this guidance on December 30, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. The adoption of this guidance increased total assets and liabilities due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities amounting to approximately $85.0 million. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note 14 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". The amendments in ASU-12 provide new guidance about income statement classification and eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. The entire change in fair value for qualifying hedge instruments included in the effectiveness will be recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and amounts deferred in OCI will be reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is reported. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note 13 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting". The amendments in ASU-08 simplify several aspects of the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions resulting from expanding the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August of 2018, the SEC published Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, "Disclosure Update and Simplification." This guidance streamlines disclosure requirements by removing certain redundant topics and is effective for quarterly and annual reports submitted after November 5, 2018. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the presentation and expansion of the company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity to display quarter-to-quarter details.

Accounting Pronouncements - To be adopted

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". The amendments in ASU-04 simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, by removing the second step of the goodwill impairment test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for testing dates after January 1, 2017. The company is evaluating the application of this ASU on the company's annual impairment test. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement". The amendments in ASU-13 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20)". The amendments in ASU-14 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)". The amendments in ASU-15 align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs in a service contract hosting arrangement with those of developing or obtaining internal-use software. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, which clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of the credit losses standard, but rather, should be accounted for in accordance with the lease standard. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for those that have adopted ASU No. 2016-13. The company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Revenue Recognition (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

We disaggregate our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location as we believe it best depicts how the nature, timing and uncertainty of our net sales and cash flows are affected by economic factors. In general, the Commercial Foodservice Equipment and Residential Foodservice Equipment Groups recognize revenue at the point in time control transfers to their customers based on contractual shipping terms. Revenue from equipment sold under our long-term contracts within the Food Processing Equipment group is recognized over time as the equipment is manufactured and assembled. The following table summarizes our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
United States and Canada	$	300,275	$	57,589	$	83,358	$	441,222
Asia	48,293		8,682		1,398		58,373
Europe and Middle East	89,896		20,618		50,615		161,129
Latin America	19,067		5,585		1,426		26,078
Total	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	686,802
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	255,113	$	66,935	$	78,560	$	400,608
Asia	29,032		5,712		1,519		36,263
Europe and Middle East	66,611		8,732		55,055		130,398
Latin America	9,148		7,193		1,190		17,531
Total	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	584,800

Contract Balances

Contract assets primarily relate to the company's right to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract assets are transferred to receivables when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Accounts receivable are not considered contract assets under the revenue standard as contract assets are conditioned upon the company's future satisfaction of a performance obligation. Accounts receivable, in contracts, are unconditional rights to consideration.

Contract liabilities relate to advance consideration received from customers for which revenue has not been recognized. Current contract liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Non-current contract liabilities are recorded in other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract liabilities are reduced when the associated revenue from the contract is recognized.

The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Contract assets	$	17,484	$	14,048
Contract liabilities	$	58,475	$	57,913
Non-current contract liabilities	$	13,361	$	12,170

During the three months period ended March 30, 2019, the company reclassified $3.9 million to receivables, which was included in the contract asset balance at the beginning of the period. During the three months period ended March 30, 2019, the company recognized revenue of $46.9 million which was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period. Additions to contract liabilities representing amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date were $47.9 million during the three months period ended March 30, 2019. Substantially, all of the company's outstanding performance obligations will be satisfied within 12 to 36 months. There were no contract asset impairments during the three months period ended March 30, 2019.

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Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Income

Other Comprehensive Income

The company reports changes in equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, in accordance with ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income".

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income⁽¹⁾ were as follows (in thousands):

	Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	(112,771	)	$	(170,938	)	$	7,233		$	(276,476	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10,683			(5,263		)	(10,133		)	(4,713		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			766			766
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	10,683		$	(5,263	)	$	(9,367	)	$	(3,947	)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	(102,088	)	$	(176,201	)	$	(2,134	)	$	(280,423	)

(1) As of March 30, 2019 pension and interest rate swap amounts are net of tax of $(38.1) million and $(0.6) million, respectively. During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, the adjustments to pension benefit costs and unrealized gain/(loss) interest rate swap were net of tax of $(1.4) million and $(3.2) million, respectively.

Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Currency translation adjustment	10,683			21,802
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	(5,263		)	(8,874		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(9,367		)	6,555
Comprehensive income	$	65,066		$	84,903

Other Comprehensive Income

The company reports changes in equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, in accordance with ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income".

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income⁽¹⁾ were as follows (in thousands):

	Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	(112,771	)	$	(170,938	)	$	7,233		$	(276,476	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10,683			(5,263		)	(10,133		)	(4,713		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			766			766
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	10,683		$	(5,263	)	$	(9,367	)	$	(3,947	)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	(102,088	)	$	(176,201	)	$	(2,134	)	$	(280,423	)

(1) As of March 30, 2019 pension and interest rate swap amounts are net of tax of $(38.1) million and $(0.6) million, respectively. During the three months endedMarch 30, 2019, the adjustments to pension benefit costs and unrealized gain/(loss) interest rate swap were net of tax of $(1.4) million and $(3.2) million, respectively.

Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Currency translation adjustment	10,683			21,802
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	(5,263		)	(8,874		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(9,367		)	6,555
Comprehensive income	$	65,066		$	84,903

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are composed of material, labor and overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Costs for inventory have been determined using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. The company estimates reserves for inventory obsolescence and shrinkage based on its judgment of future realization. Inventories at March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows (in thousands): 

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Raw materials and parts	$	269,346	$	245,976
Work-in-process	59,818		51,164
Finished goods	251,010		224,670
	$	580,174	$	521,810

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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Commercial Foodservice			Food Processing			Residential Kitchen		Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	1,102,067		$	219,054		$	422,054	$	1,743,175
Goodwill acquired during the year	6,896			—			—		6,896
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(15,391		)	(2,722		)	—		(18,113		)
Exchange effect	253			(685		)	7,211		6,779
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	1,093,825		$	215,647		$	429,265	$	1,738,737

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Intangibles (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Intangibles

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	March 30, 2019						December 29, 2018
	Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists	9.3	$	651,587	$	(237,090	)	9.5	$	644,145	$	(222,661	)
Backlog	2.3	28,096		(26,019		)	2.8	27,065		(24,755		)
Developed technology	5.8	39,115		(21,760		)	5.9	39,624		(20,998		)
		$	718,798	$	(284,869	)		$	710,834	$	(268,414	)
Indefinite-lived assets:
Trademarks and tradenames		$	937,456					$	918,604

The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $16.1 million and $11.5 million for the first quarter periods ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

Twelve Month Period Ending in	Amortization Expense
2020	$	60,398
2021	58,675
2022	54,934
2023	50,227
2024	43,895
Thereafter	165,800
	$	433,929

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Accrued Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	74,440	$	74,952
Accrued warranty	61,621		59,451
Contract liabilities	58,475		57,913
Accrued customer rebates	24,750		45,740
Accrued short-term leases	20,884		—
Accrued product liability and workers compensation	16,164		16,284
Accrued professional fees	15,570		17,313
Accrued sales and other tax	13,632		19,452
Accrued agent commission	12,211		11,969
Other accrued expenses	65,882		64,372
	$	363,629	$	367,446

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Warranty Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Warranty Costs

Warranty Costs

In the normal course of business, the company issues product warranties for specific product lines and provides for the estimated future warranty cost in the period in which the sale is recorded. The estimate of warranty cost is based on contract terms and historical warranty loss experience that is periodically adjusted for recent actual experience. Because warranty estimates are forecasts that are based on the best available information, actual claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.

A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	59,451
Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	90
Warranty expense	17,442
Warranty claims	(15,362		)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	61,621

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Financing Arrangements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Financing Arrangements

Financing Arrangements

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
	(in thousands)
Senior secured revolving credit line	$	1,888,264	$	1,887,764
Foreign loans	4,047		4,166
Other debt arrangement	—		175
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105
Less:  Current maturities of long-term debt	3,017		3,207
Long-term debt	$	1,889,294	$	1,888,898

On July 28, 2016, the company entered into an amended and restated five-year $2.5 billion multi-currency senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Facility"). On December 18, 2018, the company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility, increasing the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility by $500.0 million to a total of $3.0 billion. As of March 30, 2019, the company had $1.9 billion of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility, including $1.8 billion of borrowings in U.S. Dollars, and $69.3 million of borrowings denominated in Euro. The company also had $11.0 million in outstanding letters of credit as of March 30, 2019, which reduces the borrowing availability under the Credit Facility. Remaining borrowing availability under this facility was $1.1 billion at March 30, 2019.

At March 30, 2019, borrowings under the Credit Facility accrued interest at a rate of 1.625% above LIBOR per annum or 0.625% above the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and one month LIBOR plus 1.00%. The average interest rate per annum on the debt under the Credit Facility was equal to 4.11% at the end of the period. The interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Facility may be adjusted quarterly based on the company’s Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) on a rolling four-quarter basis. Additionally, a commitment fee based upon the Leverage Ratio is charged on the unused portion of the commitments under the Credit Facility. This variable commitment fee was equal to 0.25% per annum as of March 30, 2019.

In addition, the company has other international credit facilities to fund working capital needs outside the United States and the United Kingdom. At March 30, 2019, these foreign credit facilities amounted to $4.0 million in U.S. Dollars with a weighted average per annum interest rate of approximately 5.86%.

The company’s debt is reflected on the balance sheet at cost. The company believes its interest rate margins on its existing debt are consistent with current market conditions and therefore the carrying value of debt reflects the fair value. The interest rate margin is based on the company's Leverage Ratio.

The company estimated the fair value of its loans by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume the company’s obligations. The upfront cash payment is the amount that a market participant would be able to lend to achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the cash outflows under the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility assuming the facility was outstanding in its entirety until maturity. Since the company maintains its borrowings under a revolving credit facility and there is no predetermined borrowing or repayment schedule, for purposes of this calculation the company calculated the fair value of its obligations assuming the current amount of debt at the end of the period was outstanding until the maturity of the company’s Credit Facility in July 2021. Although borrowings could be materially greater or less than the current amount of borrowings outstanding at the end of the period, it is not practical to estimate the amounts that may be outstanding during future periods. The carrying value and estimated aggregate fair value, a level 2 measurement, based primarily on market prices, of debt is as follows (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019				Dec 29, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105	$	1,892,105

The company uses floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements to hedge variable interest rate risk associated with the Credit Facility. At March 30, 2019, the company had outstanding floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps totaling $51.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 1.27% maturing in less than 12 months and $948.0 million notional amount carrying an average interest rate of 2.22% that mature in more than 12 months but less than 72 months.

The company believes that its current capital resources, including cash and cash equivalents, cash expected to be generated from operations, funds available from its current lenders and access to the credit and capital markets will be sufficient to finance its operations, debt service obligations, capital expenditures, product development and expenditures for the foreseeable future.

The terms of the Credit Facility limit the ability of the company and its subsidiaries to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make restricted payments; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and requires, among other things, the company to satisfy certain financial covenants: (i) a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) a maximum Leverage Ratio of Funded Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBIDTA (each as defined in the Credit Facility) of 3.50 to 1.00, which may be adjusted to 4.00 to 1.00 for a four consecutive fiscal quarter period in connection with certain qualified acquisitions, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Middleby Marshall, the company and the company's domestic subsidiaries and is unconditionally guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the company and certain of the company's direct and indirect material foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make required payments; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; the failure to perform certain covenants; the material breach of a representation or warranty; non-payment of certain other indebtedness; the entry of undischarged judgments against the company or any subsidiary for the payment of material uninsured amounts; the invalidity of the company guarantee or any subsidiary guaranty; and a change of control of the company. At March 30, 2019, the company was in compliance with all covenants pursuant to its borrowing agreements.

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Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” requires an entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities and measure those instruments at fair value. Derivatives that do not qualify as a hedge must be adjusted to fair value in earnings. If a derivative does qualify as a hedge under ASC 815, changes in the fair value will either be offset against the change in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments or recognized in other accumulated comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings.

On December 30, 2018, the company adopted the new accounting standard ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" using the modified retrospective method. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, the ineffective portion of a hedge's change in fair value was recognized in earnings. Upon adoption of ASU 2017-12, the company no longer recognizes hedge ineffectiveness in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, but instead recognizes the entire change in the fair value of the hedge contract in other accumulated comprehensive income.

Foreign Exchange: The company uses foreign currency forward, foreign exchange swaps and option purchase and sales contracts to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The company’s primary hedging activities are to mitigate its exposure to changes in exchange rates on intercompany and third party trade receivables and payables. The company does not currently enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. In managing its foreign currency exposures, the company identifies and aggregates naturally occurring offsetting positions and then hedges residual balance sheet exposures. The fair value of the forward and option contracts was a loss of $0.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2019.

Interest Rate: The company has entered into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate applicable to certain of its variable-rate debt. The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. The company has designated these swaps as cash flow hedges and all changes in fair value of the swaps are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of March 30, 2019, the fair value of these instruments was a liability of $3.2 million. The change in fair value of these swap agreements in the first three months of 2019 was a loss of $9.3 million, net of taxes.

The following table summarizes the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Presentation	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Fair value	Other assets	$	8,160	$	13,487
Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	11,353	$	4,125

The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
	Presentation of Gain/(loss)	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(11,789	)	$	6,620
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	766		$	(12	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	—		$	48

Interest rate swaps are subject to default risk to the extent the counterparties are unable to satisfy their settlement obligations under the interest rate swap agreements. The company reviews the credit profile of the financial institutions that are counterparties to such swap agreements and assesses their creditworthiness prior to entering into the interest rate swap agreements and throughout the term. The interest rate swap agreements typically contain provisions that allow the counterparty to require early settlement in the event that the company becomes insolvent or is unable to maintain compliance with its covenants under its existing debt agreements.

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Leases (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

14) Leases

Accounting Policy

On December 30, 2018, the company adopted the new accounting standard ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases"(ASC 842) using the modified retrospective method and elected to use the effective date as the date of initial application on transition. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs.

The adoption of ASC 842 represents a change in accounting principle that changes the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees are required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of a contract. Additionally, the guidance requires additional disclosure to enable users of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

The most material impact of the new standard is the recognition of new right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other assets and operating lease liabilities are included accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities. The lease liabilities are measured based upon the present value of minimum future payments and the ROU assets to be recognized will be equal to lease liabilities, adjusted for prepaid and accrued rent balances.

Leases

The company leases warehouse space, office facilities and equipment under operating leases. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The company's lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The company has operating lease costs of $7.5 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019, including short-term lease expense and variable lease costs, which were immaterial in the quarter.

Leases (in thousands)	March 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	86,621
Operating Lease Liability:
Current	$	20,884
Non-Current	64,762
Total Liability	$	85,646

Total Lease Commitments (in thousands)
	Operating Leases
Remainder of 2019	$	22,789
2020	18,617
2021	15,829
2022	11,465
2023	8,211
2024 and thereafter	16,820
Total future lease commitments	93,731
Less imputed interest	8,085
Total	$	85,646

Other Lease Information (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate)	Three Months Ended   March 30, 2019
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	6,062
Weighted-average remaining lease terms - operating leases	5.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	3.4		%

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The company operates in three reportable operating segments defined by management reporting structure and operating activities.

The Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group manufactures, sells, and distributes foodservice equipment for the restaurant and institutional kitchen industry. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Australia, China, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include conveyor ovens, combi-ovens, convection ovens, baking ovens, proofing ovens, deck ovens, speed cooking ovens, hydrovection ovens, ranges, fryers, rethermalizers, steam cooking equipment, food warming equipment, catering equipment, heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, induction cooking equipment, countertop cooking equipment, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, professional refrigerators, blast chillers, coldrooms, ice machines, freezers, and soft serve ice cream, coffee, and beverage dispensing equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Anets, Bear Varimixer, Beech, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Blodgett Range, Bloomfield, Britannia, CTX, Carter-Hoffmann, Celfrost, Concordia, CookTek, Crown, Desmon, Doyon, Eswood, EVO, Firex, Follett, Frifri, Giga, Globe, Goldstein, Holman, Houno, IMC, Induc, Jade, JoeTap, Josper, L2F, Lang, Lincat, MagiKitch’n, Market Forge, Marsal, Middleby Marshall, MPC, Nieco, Nu-Vu, PerfectFry, Pitco, QualServ, Southbend, Star, Sveba Dahlen, Taylor, Toastmaster, TurboChef, Wells and Wunder-Bar.

The Food Processing Equipment Group manufactures preparation, cooking, packaging food handling and food safety equipment for the food processing industry. This business segment has manufacturing operations in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Denmark, France, Germany, India and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include batch ovens, baking ovens, proofing ovens, conveyor belt ovens, continuous processing ovens, frying systems and automated thermal processing systems, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, blenders, battering equipment, breading equipment, seeding equipment, water cutting systems, food presses, food suspension equipment, filling and depositing solutions, forming equipment,automated loading and unloading systems, food safety, food handling, freezing, defrosting and packaging equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Alkar, Armor Inox, Auto-Bake, Baker Thermal Solutions, Burford, Cozzini, CVP Systems, Danfotech, Drake, Emico, Glimek, Hinds-Bock, Maurer-Atmos, MP Equipment, M-TEK, RapidPak, Scanico, Spooner Vicars, Stewart Systems, Thurne and Ve.Ma.C.

The Residential Kitchen Equipment Group manufactures, sells and distributes kitchen equipment for the residential market. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in California, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, Wisconsin, France, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group are ranges, cookers, stoves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, cooktops, wine coolers, ice machines, ventilation equipment and outdoor equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: AGA, AGA Cookshop, Brigade, EVO, Fired Earth, Heartland, La Cornue, Leisure Sinks, Lynx, Marvel, Mercury, Rangemaster, Rayburn, Redfyre, Sedona, Stanley, TurboChef, U-Line and Viking.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker evaluates individual segment performance based on operating income.

Net Sales Summary

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019				Mar 31, 2018
	Sales		Percent		Sales		Percent
Business Segments:
Commercial Foodservice	$	457,531	66.6	%	$	359,904	61.5	%
Food Processing	92,474		13.5		88,572		15.2
Residential Kitchen	136,797		19.9		136,324		23.3
Total	$	686,802	100.0	%	$	584,800	100.0	%

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments(1) (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Corporate and Other(2)			Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
Net sales	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	—		$	686,802
Income (loss) from operations (3)	96,811		12,586		18,771		(27,107		)	101,061
Depreciation and amortization expense	16,180		3,524		5,359		451			25,514
Net capital expenditures	5,973		701		1,421		—			8,095
Total assets	$	2,970,850	$	530,440	$	1,156,191	$	30,636		$	4,688,117
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	—		$	584,800
Income (loss) from operations (3)	82,546		10,678		6,589		(12,821		)	86,992
Depreciation and amortization expense	8,000		4,047		7,509		468			20,024
Net capital expenditures	5,777		6,496		4,898		(514		)	16,657
Total assets	$	1,724,174	$	484,038	$	1,178,110	$	40,572		$	3,426,894

(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.

(2)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

(3)Restructuring expenses are allocated in operating income by segment. See note 17 for further details.

Geographic Information

Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Mar 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	265,512	$	239,179
Asia	15,089		13,294
Europe and Middle East	183,445		131,652
Latin America	2,804		1,705
Total international	$	201,338	$	146,651
	$	466,850	$	385,830

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Employee Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Employee Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

(a)Pension Plans

U.S. Plans:

The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2002, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2002 upon reaching retirement age.

The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its employees at the Smithville, Tennessee facility, which was acquired as part of the Star acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 1, 2008, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 1, 2008 upon reaching retirement age.

The company also maintains a retirement benefit agreement with its former Chairman ("Chairman Plan"). The retirement benefits are based upon a percentage of the former Chairman’s final base salary.

Non-U.S. Plans:

The company maintains a defined benefit plan for its employees at the Wrexham, the United Kingdom facility, which was acquired as part of the Lincat acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2010 prior to Middleby’s acquisition of the company. No further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2010 upon reaching retirement age.

The company maintains several pension plans related to AGA and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "AGA Group"), the most significant being the Aga Rangemaster Group Pension Scheme, which covers the majority of employees in the United Kingdom.  Membership in the plan on a defined benefit basis of pension provision was closed to new entrants in 2001.  The plan became open to new entrants on a defined contribution basis of pension provision in 2002, but was generally closed to new entrants on this basis during 2014. 

The other, much smaller, defined benefit pension plans operating within the AGA Group cover employees in France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.  All pension plan assets are held in separate trust funds although the net defined benefit pension obligations are included in the company's consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes the company's net periodic pension benefit related to the AGA Group pension plans (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net Periodic Pension Benefit:
Service cost	$	626		$	977
Interest cost	8,432			8,278
Expected return on assets	(16,998		)	(19,278		)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	157			1,032
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	648			—
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			287
Pension settlement gain	—			(24		)
	$	(7,135	)	$	(8,728	)

The pension costs for all other plans of the company were not material during the period. The service cost component is recognized within Selling, general and administrative expenses and the non-operating components of pension benefit are included within Net periodic pension benefit (other than service cost) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

(b)Defined Contribution Plans

The company maintains two separate defined contribution savings plans covering all employees in the United States. These two plans separately cover the union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility and all other remaining union and non-union employees in the United States. The company also maintains defined contribution plans for its United Kingdom based employees.

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Restructuring (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

17) Restructuring

Residential Kitchen Equipment Group:

Since the 2015 acquisition of the AGA Group, the company undertook various acquisition integration initiatives including organizational restructuring, headcount reductions and consolidation and disposition of certain facilities and business operations, including the impairment of equipment and facilities. Most recently during 2018, the company undertook additional restructuring efforts related to Grange, a non-core business within the AGA Group, and elected to cease its operations. This process was largely completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. Related to the AGA Group, the company recorded additional expense of $0.1 million in the three months endedMarch 30, 2019. These expenses are reflected in restructuring expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The cumulative expenses incurred to date for these initiatives is approximately $55.8 million. The primary realization of the cost savings began in 2017 and 2018 related to compensation and facility costs of approximately $20.0 million annually. At March 30, 2019, the restructuring obligations accrued for these initiatives are immaterial and will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2019.

The restructuring expenses for the other segments of the company were not material during the period.

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Subsequent Event (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Subsequent Event [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Subsequent Event

On April 1, 2019, the company completed its acquisition from Standex International Corporation of its Cooking Solutions Group, which consists of the well-known brands APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, BKI and Ultrafryer located in primarily in Texas and South Carolina for a purchase price of approximately $105.0 million.

Additionally, on April 1, 2019, the company completed the acquisition of Powerhouse Dynamics, Inc., a leader in cloud-based Internet of Things solutions for the food service industry located near Boston, Massachusetts, for a purchase price of approximately $12.5 million.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

A) Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by The Middleby Corporation (the "company" or “Middleby”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial statements are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the company's 2018 Form 10-K. The company’s interim results are not necessarily indicative of future full year results for the fiscal year 2019. 

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company as of March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the results of operations for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, cash flows for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 and statement of stockholders' equity for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, reserves for excess and obsolete inventories, long-lived and intangible assets, warranty reserves, insurance reserves, income tax reserves, non-cash share-based compensation and post-retirement obligations. Actual results could differ from the company's estimates.

Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation

B) Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation

The company estimates the fair value of market-based stock awards and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation cost over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense was $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months period ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

Income Tax Contingencies

C) Income Taxes

A tax provision of $20.7 million, at an effective rate of 23.1%, was recorded during the three months period ended March 30, 2019, as compared to a $21.3 million tax provision at a 24.5% in the prior year period.

Fair Value Measures

D) Fair Value Measures

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following levels:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions.

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Leases (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]

On December 30, 2018, the company adopted the new accounting standard ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases"(ASC 842) using the modified retrospective method and elected to use the effective date as the date of initial application on transition. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs.

The adoption of ASC 842 represents a change in accounting principle that changes the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees are required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of a contract. Additionally, the guidance requires additional disclosure to enable users of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

The most material impact of the new standard is the recognition of new right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other assets and operating lease liabilities are included accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities. The lease liabilities are measured based upon the present value of minimum future payments and the ROU assets to be recognized will be equal to lease liabilities, adjusted for prepaid and accrued rent balances.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The company’s financial liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):

	Fair Value Level 1		Fair Value Level 2		Fair Value Level 3		Total
As of March 30, 2019
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	8,160	$	—	$	8,160
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	11,353	$	—	$	11,353
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,585	$	3,585
As of December 29, 2018
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	13,487	$	—	$	13,487
Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	4,125	$	—	$	4,125
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,566	$	3,566

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisitions, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisitions, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data): 

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019		March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	686,802	$	686,387
Net earnings	70,309		49,880
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.26	$	0.90
Diluted	1.26		0.90

Hinds-Bock

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Hinds-Bock acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) February 16, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) February 16, 2018
Cash	$	5		$	—		$	5
Current assets	5,301			(3		)	5,298
Property, plant and equipment	3,557			—			3,557
Goodwill	12,686			(1,166		)	11,520
Other intangibles	8,081			1,119			9,200
Long term deferred tax asset	—			115			115
Current liabilities	(3,800		)	(465		)	(4,265		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	25,830		$	(400	)	$	25,430

VeMaC

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Ve.Ma.C acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 3, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 3, 2018
Cash	$	1,833		$	—		$	1,833
Current assets	10,722			—			10,722
Property, plant and equipment	389			—			389
Goodwill	7,278			(2,506		)	4,772
Other intangibles	2,584			3,776			6,360
Other assets	12			—			12
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,901		)	—			(1,901		)
Current liabilities	(8,076		)	(216		)	(8,292		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(340		)	(1,054		)	(1,394		)
Other non-current liabilities	(212		)	—			(212		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,289		$	—		$	12,289

Firex

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The final allocation of consideration paid for the Firex acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) April 27, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) April 27, 2018
Cash	$	10,652		$	(37	)	$	10,615
Current assets	7,656			39			7,695
Property, plant and equipment	2,447			—			2,447
Goodwill	36,706			(1,424		)	35,282
Other intangibles	19,806			2,294			22,100
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,210		)	—			(1,210		)
Current liabilities	(4,099		)	(471		)	(4,570		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(4,995		)	(652		)	(5,647		)
Long-term debt	(1,069		)	—			(1,069		)
Other non-current liabilities	(1,318		)	—			(1,318		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	64,576		$	(251	)	$	64,325

Josper

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

(in thousands):

	(as initially reported) May 10, 2018			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) May 10, 2018
Cash	$	3,308		$	—		$	3,308
Current assets	6,579			13			6,592
Property, plant and equipment	4,739			—			4,739
Goodwill	27,140			(3,345		)	23,795
Other intangibles	13,136			4,754			17,890
Other assets	2			—			2
Current portion of long-term debt	(217		)	—			(217		)
Current liabilities	(5,146		)	(89		)	(5,235		)
Long-term debt	(1,608		)	—			(1,608		)
Long term deferred tax liability	(2,934		)	(1,579		)	(4,513		)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,169		)	—			(2,169		)
Consideration paid at closing	$	42,830		$	(246	)	$	42,584
Contingent consideration	3,454			—			3,454
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	46,284		$	(246	)	$	46,038

Taylor

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) June 22, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) June 22, 2018
Cash	$	2,551		$	64		$	2,615
Current assets	71,162			(1,359		)	69,803
Property, plant and equipment	21,187			9			21,196
Goodwill	491,339			(102,657		)	388,682
Other intangibles	484,210			99,500			583,710
Other assets	—			361			361
Long-term deferred tax asset	—			227			227
Current liabilities	(48,417		)	(3,106		)	(51,523		)
Other non-current liabilities	(8,161		)	(648		)	(8,809		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	1,013,871		$	(7,609	)	$	1,006,262

M-TEK

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) October 1, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments		(as adjusted) October 1, 2018
Current assets	$	2,745		$	—	$	2,745
Property, plant and equipment	2,497			—		2,497
Goodwill	11,610			—		11,610
Other intangibles	3,294			—		3,294
Current liabilities	(144		)	—		(144		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	20,002		$	—	$	20,002

Crown

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 3, 2018			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) December 3, 2018
Cash	$	495		$	—		$	495
Current assets	5,045			—			5,045
Property, plant and equipment	8,710			3,658			12,368
Goodwill	31,226			(10,172		)	21,054
Other intangibles	—			10,564			10,564
Current liabilities	(2,340		)	(281		)	(2,621		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(668		)	(3,769		)	(4,437		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	42,468		$	—		$	42,468

EVO

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

	(as initially reported) December 31, 2018
Cash	$	162
Current assets	1,490
Goodwill	6,896
Other intangibles	5,081
Current liabilities	(518		)
Long-term deferred tax liability	(540		)
Other non-current liabilities	(12		)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,559

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Disaggregation of Revenue

We disaggregate our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location as we believe it best depicts how the nature, timing and uncertainty of our net sales and cash flows are affected by economic factors. In general, the Commercial Foodservice Equipment and Residential Foodservice Equipment Groups recognize revenue at the point in time control transfers to their customers based on contractual shipping terms. Revenue from equipment sold under our long-term contracts within the Food Processing Equipment group is recognized over time as the equipment is manufactured and assembled. The following table summarizes our net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
United States and Canada	$	300,275	$	57,589	$	83,358	$	441,222
Asia	48,293		8,682		1,398		58,373
Europe and Middle East	89,896		20,618		50,615		161,129
Latin America	19,067		5,585		1,426		26,078
Total	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	686,802
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	255,113	$	66,935	$	78,560	$	400,608
Asia	29,032		5,712		1,519		36,263
Europe and Middle East	66,611		8,732		55,055		130,398
Latin America	9,148		7,193		1,190		17,531
Total	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	584,800

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Contract assets	$	17,484	$	14,048
Contract liabilities	$	58,475	$	57,913
Non-current contract liabilities	$	13,361	$	12,170

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Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income⁽¹⁾ were as follows (in thousands):

	Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	(112,771	)	$	(170,938	)	$	7,233		$	(276,476	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10,683			(5,263		)	(10,133		)	(4,713		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			766			766
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	10,683		$	(5,263	)	$	(9,367	)	$	(3,947	)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	(102,088	)	$	(176,201	)	$	(2,134	)	$	(280,423	)

Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Net earnings	$	69,013		$	65,420
Currency translation adjustment	10,683			21,802
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	(5,263		)	(8,874		)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(9,367		)	6,555
Comprehensive income	$	65,066		$	84,903

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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventories at March 30, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows (in thousands): 

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Raw materials and parts	$	269,346	$	245,976
Work-in-process	59,818		51,164
Finished goods	251,010		224,670
	$	580,174	$	521,810

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Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months endedMarch 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

	Commercial Foodservice			Food Processing			Residential Kitchen		Total
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	1,102,067		$	219,054		$	422,054	$	1,743,175
Goodwill acquired during the year	6,896			—			—		6,896
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(15,391		)	(2,722		)	—		(18,113		)
Exchange effect	253			(685		)	7,211		6,779
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	1,093,825		$	215,647		$	429,265	$	1,738,737

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Intangibles (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

Twelve Month Period Ending in	Amortization Expense
2020	$	60,398
2021	58,675
2022	54,934
2023	50,227
2024	43,895
Thereafter	165,800
	$	433,929

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	March 30, 2019						December 29, 2018
	Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists	9.3	$	651,587	$	(237,090	)	9.5	$	644,145	$	(222,661	)
Backlog	2.3	28,096		(26,019		)	2.8	27,065		(24,755		)
Developed technology	5.8	39,115		(21,760		)	5.9	39,624		(20,998		)
		$	718,798	$	(284,869	)		$	710,834	$	(268,414	)
Indefinite-lived assets:
Trademarks and tradenames		$	937,456					$	918,604

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Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	74,440	$	74,952
Accrued warranty	61,621		59,451
Contract liabilities	58,475		57,913
Accrued customer rebates	24,750		45,740
Accrued short-term leases	20,884		—
Accrued product liability and workers compensation	16,164		16,284
Accrued professional fees	15,570		17,313
Accrued sales and other tax	13,632		19,452
Accrued agent commission	12,211		11,969
Other accrued expenses	65,882		64,372
	$	363,629	$	367,446

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Warranty Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Product Warranty Table Disclosure

A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	59,451
Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	90
Warranty expense	17,442
Warranty claims	(15,362		)
Balance as of March 30, 2019	$	61,621

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Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
	(in thousands)
Senior secured revolving credit line	$	1,888,264	$	1,887,764
Foreign loans	4,047		4,166
Other debt arrangement	—		175
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105
Less:  Current maturities of long-term debt	3,017		3,207
Long-term debt	$	1,889,294	$	1,888,898

Carrying Value And Fair Value Of Long Term Debt, Disclosure

The carrying value and estimated aggregate fair value, a level 2 measurement, based primarily on market prices, of debt is as follows (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019				Dec 29, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Total debt	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,311	$	1,892,105	$	1,892,105

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table summarizes the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Presentation	Mar 30, 2019		Dec 29, 2018
Fair value	Other assets	$	8,160	$	13,487
Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	11,353	$	4,125

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance

The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
	Presentation of Gain/(loss)	Mar 30, 2019			Mar 31, 2018
Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(11,789	)	$	6,620
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	766		$	(12	)
Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	—		$	48

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Leases

Leases (in thousands)	March 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	86,621
Operating Lease Liability:
Current	$	20,884
Non-Current	64,762
Total Liability	$	85,646

Total Lease Commitments

Total Lease Commitments (in thousands)
	Operating Leases
Remainder of 2019	$	22,789
2020	18,617
2021	15,829
2022	11,465
2023	8,211
2024 and thereafter	16,820
Total future lease commitments	93,731
Less imputed interest	8,085
Total	$	85,646

Other Lease Information

Other Lease Information (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate)	Three Months Ended   March 30, 2019
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	6,062
Weighted-average remaining lease terms - operating leases	5.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	3.4		%

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Net Sales Summary By Segment

Net Sales Summary

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 30, 2019				Mar 31, 2018
	Sales		Percent		Sales		Percent
Business Segments:
Commercial Foodservice	$	457,531	66.6	%	$	359,904	61.5	%
Food Processing	92,474		13.5		88,572		15.2
Residential Kitchen	136,797		19.9		136,324		23.3
Total	$	686,802	100.0	%	$	584,800	100.0	%

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments(1) (in thousands):

	Commercial  Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Corporate and Other(2)			Total
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
Net sales	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	—		$	686,802
Income (loss) from operations (3)	96,811		12,586		18,771		(27,107		)	101,061
Depreciation and amortization expense	16,180		3,524		5,359		451			25,514
Net capital expenditures	5,973		701		1,421		—			8,095
Total assets	$	2,970,850	$	530,440	$	1,156,191	$	30,636		$	4,688,117
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net sales	$	359,904	$	88,572	$	136,324	$	—		$	584,800
Income (loss) from operations (3)	82,546		10,678		6,589		(12,821		)	86,992
Depreciation and amortization expense	8,000		4,047		7,509		468			20,024
Net capital expenditures	5,777		6,496		4,898		(514		)	16,657
Total assets	$	1,724,174	$	484,038	$	1,178,110	$	40,572		$	3,426,894

(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.

(2)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

Schedule of Entity-Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country

Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):

	Mar 30, 2019		Mar 31, 2018
United States and Canada	$	265,512	$	239,179
Asia	15,089		13,294
Europe and Middle East	183,445		131,652
Latin America	2,804		1,705
Total international	$	201,338	$	146,651
	$	466,850	$	385,830

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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Employee Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the company's net periodic pension benefit related to the AGA Group pension plans (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2019			March 31, 2018
Net Periodic Pension Benefit:
Service cost	$	626		$	977
Interest cost	8,432			8,278
Expected return on assets	(16,998		)	(19,278		)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	157			1,032
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	648			—
Curtailment loss (gain)	—			287
Pension settlement gain	—			(24		)
	$	(7,135	)	$	(8,728	)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Non-cash share-based compensation expense	$ 1,069	$ 145
Provision for income taxes	$ 20,702	$ 21,281
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	23.10%	24.50%
Interest paid	$ 20,400	$ 7,200
Income tax payments	$ 3,000	$ 5,700

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Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured At Fair Value and are Categorized Using Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	$ 8,160,000	$ 13,487,000
Financial Liabilities	11,353,000	4,125,000
Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	3,585,000	3,566,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	0	0
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	8,160,000	13,487,000
Financial Liabilities	11,353,000	4,125,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets		0
Financial Liabilities	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	0	0
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	$ 3,585,000	$ 3,566,000

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 12,397	$ 29,459

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - Hinds Bock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 16, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018	Apr. 03, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 25,400
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	5
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	5,298
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	3,557
Goodwill	11,520
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	9,200
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent	115
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(4,265)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	25,430
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	400
Customer Relationships | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	3,700
Backlog | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 600
Food Processing Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 215,647		$ 219,054
Food Processing Group | Customer Relationships | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years
Food Processing Group | Backlog | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 months
Trade Names | Food Processing Group | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 4,900
Previously Reported | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	5
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	5,301
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	3,557
Goodwill	12,686
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	8,081
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(3,800)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	25,830
Scenario, Adjustment | Hinds-Bock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	(3)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	(1,166)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	1,119
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent	115
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	$ (465)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net					$ (400)

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - Ve.Ma.C (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 1,833
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	10,500
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	10,722
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	389
Goodwill	4,772
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	6,360
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	12
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,901)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(8,292)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(1,394)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(212)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	12,289
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	(1,800)
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	(400)
Food Processing Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 215,647		$ 219,054
Food Processing Group | Trade Names | VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	2,100
Customer Relationships | Food Processing Group | VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 2,600
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years
Backlog | Food Processing Group | VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,600
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	1 year
Previously Reported | VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 1,833
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	10,722
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	389
Goodwill	7,278
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	2,584
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	12
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,901)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(8,076)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(340)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(212)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	12,289
Scenario, Adjustment | VeMaC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	(2,506)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	3,776
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(216)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(1,054)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 0

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Firex) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 10,615
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	53,700
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	7,695
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	2,447
Goodwill	35,282
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	22,100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,210)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(4,570)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(5,647)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,069)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(1,318)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	64,325
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	6,100
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	500
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,093,825		$ 1,102,067
Trade Names | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	10,200
Customer Relationships | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 11,300
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Backlog | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 600
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 months
Scenario, Adjustment | Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ (37)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	39
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	(1,424)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	2,294
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(471)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(652)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	(251)
Previously Reported | Firex
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	10,652
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	7,656
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	2,447
Goodwill	36,706
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	19,806
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,210)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(4,099)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(4,995)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,069)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(1,318)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	64,576
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	$ 300

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - Josper (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	May 10, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 3,308
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	39,300
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	6,592
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	4,739
Goodwill	23,795
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	(17,890)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	2
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(217)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(5,235)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,608)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	4,513
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(2,169)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	42,584
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	3,454
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	46,038
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	(4,400)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	(100)
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	200
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,093,825		$ 1,102,067
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Trade Names | Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	(9,500)
Backlog | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ (100)
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 months
Customer Relationships | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ (8,300)
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Previously Reported | Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 3,308
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	6,579
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	4,739
Goodwill	27,140
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	(13,136)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	2
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(217)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(5,146)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	(1,608)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	2,934
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(2,169)
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Initial Consideration, Net	42,830
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	3,454
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	46,284
Scenario, Adjustment | Josper
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	13
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	(3,345)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	(4,754)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(89)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	1,579
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	(246)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ (246)

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - Taylor (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 22, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		$ 1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-28
Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 1,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	2,615
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	69,803
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	21,196
Goodwill	388,682
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	583,710
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	361
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(51,523)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	227
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(8,809)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	(1,006,262)
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	11,500
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,093,825		$ 1,102,067
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Customer Relationships | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 270,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	12 years 6 months
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Developed Technology Rights | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 15,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Oven developed technology | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,700
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Backlog | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 7,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Trade Names | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 290,000
Previously Reported | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	2,551
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	71,162
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	21,187
Goodwill	491,339
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	484,210
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(48,417)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(8,161)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	1,013,871
Scenario, Adjustment | Taylor
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	64
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	(1,359)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	9
Goodwill	(102,657)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	99,500
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	361
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(3,106)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	227
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(648)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ (7,609)

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - MTek (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-28
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 20,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	3,294
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	2,745
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	2,497
Goodwill	11,610
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(144)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	20,002
Food Processing Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 215,647		$ 219,054
Customer Relationships | Food Processing Group | M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 2,700
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Developed Technology Rights | Food Processing Group | M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 300
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Backlog | Food Processing Group | M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 300
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years
Previously Reported | M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 3,294
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	2,745
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	2,497
Goodwill	11,610
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(144)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	20,002
Scenario, Adjustment | M-TEK
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 0

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - Crown (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
Crown
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 495
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	42,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	5,045
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	12,368
Goodwill	21,054
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(2,621)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(4,437)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	42,468
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	(2,800)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	(1,600)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	10,564
Previously Reported | Crown
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	495
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	5,045
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	8,710
Goodwill	31,226
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(2,340)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(668)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	42,468
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	0
Scenario, Adjustment | Crown
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	3,658
Goodwill	(10,172)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(281)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(3,769)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	10,564
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,093,825		$ 1,102,067
Trade Names | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Crown
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 10,600

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - EVO (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 12,397	$ 29,459
Goodwill		1,738,737		$ 1,743,175
EVO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 12,400
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(500)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent	600
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	100
Previously Reported | EVO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	162
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	1,490
Goodwill	6,896
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	5,081
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(518)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(540)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(12)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	12,559
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,093,825		$ 1,102,067
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Trade Names | EVO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	3,000
Customer Relationships | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | EVO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,900
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years
Developed Technology Rights | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | EVO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 200
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$ 686,802	$ 686,387
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$ 70,309	$ 49,880
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 1.26	$ 0.90
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.26	$ 0.90

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	$ 85

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Revenue Recognition Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principle (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	$ 388,333	$ 398,660
Inventories, net	580,174	521,810
Prepaid expenses and other	54,339	50,940
Long-term deferred tax assets	30,562	32,188
Accrued expenses	363,629	367,446
Retained earnings	$ 2,078,235	$ 2,009,233

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Revenue Recognition Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 686,802	$ 584,800
United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		441,222	400,608
Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		58,373	36,263
Europe and Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		161,129	130,398
Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		26,078	17,531
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	457,531	359,904
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		300,275	255,113
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		48,293	29,032
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Europe and Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		89,896	66,611
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		19,067	9,148
Residential Kitchen
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	136,797	136,324
Residential Kitchen | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		83,358	78,560
Residential Kitchen | Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,398	1,519
Residential Kitchen | Europe and Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		50,615	55,055
Residential Kitchen | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,426	1,190
Food Processing Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	92,474	88,572
Food Processing Group | United States and Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		57,589	66,935
Food Processing Group | Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		8,682	5,712
Food Processing Group | Europe and Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		20,618	8,732
Food Processing Group | Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 5,585	$ 7,193

[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.

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Revenue Recognition Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net, Current	$ 17,484	$ 14,048
Contract liabilities	58,475	57,913
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent	13,361	$ 12,170
Contract with Customer, Asset, Reclassified to Receivable	3,900
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	46,900
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Revenue and Customer Advances and Deposits	$ 47,900

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Other Comprehensive Income Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (276,476)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	(4,713)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	5,263	$ 8,874
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	766
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	(3,947)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(280,423)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, Tax	(38,100)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Tax	(600)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Gain (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Tax	(1,400)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	(3,200)
Other than Temporary Impairment Loss, Investments, Portion in Other Comprehensive Loss, Tax, Attributable to Parent, Held-to-maturity Securities	1,383	1,758
Currency Translation Adjustment	10,683	$ 21,802
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(112,771)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	10,683
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(102,088)
Currency Translation Adjustment	10,683
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(170,938)
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, before Reclassification Adjustment and Tax	5,263
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	(5,263)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(176,201)
Interest Rate Swap | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	7,233
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	(10,133)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	766
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	(9,367)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (2,134)

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Other Comprehensive Income Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net earnings	$ 69,013	$ 65,420
Currency Translation Adjustment	10,683	21,802
Change in unrecognized pension benefit costs, net of tax	(5,263)	(8,874)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(9,367)	6,555
Comprehensive income	$ 65,066	$ 84,903

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Inventories Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves	$ 269,346	$ 245,976
Inventory, Work in Process, Net of Reserves	59,818	51,164
Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves	251,010	224,670
Inventories, net	$ 580,174	$ 521,810

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Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	$ 1,743,175
Goodwill acquired during the year	6,896
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(18,113)
Exchange effect	6,779
Balance end of period	1,738,737
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	1,102,067
Goodwill acquired during the year	6,896
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(15,391)
Exchange effect	253
Balance end of period	1,093,825
Food Processing Group
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	219,054
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(2,722)
Exchange effect	(685)
Balance end of period	215,647
Residential Kitchen
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	422,054
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	0
Exchange effect	7,211
Balance end of period	$ 429,265

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Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	$ 60,398
Amortization of Intangible Assets	16,100	$ 11,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	718,798		$ 710,834
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(284,869)		(268,414)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	58,675
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	54,934
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	50,227
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	43,895
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, after Year Five	165,800
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 433,929
Customer Lists
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	9 years 3 months 18 days	9 years 6 months
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 651,587		644,145
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	$ (237,090)		(222,661)
Backlog
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	2 years 3 months 18 days	2 years 9 months 18 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 28,096		27,065
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	$ (26,019)		(24,755)
Developed Technology Rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 10 months 24 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 39,115		39,624
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(21,760)		(20,998)
Tradenames And Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 937,456		$ 918,604

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Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$ 74,440	$ 74,952
Accrued warranty	61,621	59,451
Contract liabilities	58,475	57,913
Accrued customer rebates	24,750	45,740
Accrued short-term leases	20,884	0
Accrued Product Liability And Workers Compensation Liability Current	16,164	16,284
Accrued professional services	15,570	17,313
Accrued sales and other tax	13,632	19,452
Accrued agent commission	12,211	11,969
Other accrued expenses	65,882	64,372
Accrued expenses	$ 363,629	$ 367,446

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Rollforward of Warranty Reserve (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure Rollforward Of Warranty Reserve [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 59,451
Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	90
Warranty expense	17,442
Warranty claims	(15,362)
Ending balance	$ 61,621

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit line	$ 1,888,264	$ 1,887,764
Other Long-term Debt	0	175
Total debt	1,892,311	1,892,105
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	3,017	3,207
Long-term debt	1,889,294	1,888,898
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net	500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Potential Additional Borrowing Capacity	3,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Outstanding Amount, USD Borrowings	1,819,000
Line of Credit Facility, Outstanding Amount, EUR Borrowings	69,300
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	11,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	1,100,000
Line of credit, Current and Noncurrent, Foreign	$ 4,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	5.86%
Foreign
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Foreign loans	$ 4,047	$ 4,166

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Carrying Value and Estimated Aggregate Fair Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Disclosure Carrying Value And Estimated Aggregate Fair Value Of Debt [Abstract]
Fixed Interest Rate	2.22%
Derivative Notional Amount, NonCurrent	$ 948,000
Carrying Value	1,892,311	$ 1,892,105
Fair Value	$ 1,892,311	$ 1,892,105

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Interest Rate Swaps in Effect (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	2.22%
Derivative Notional Amount, NonCurrent	$ 948,000
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value	3,200
Foreign Exchange Forward
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	(700)
Other Noncurrent Assets | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	8,160		$ 13,487
Other Comprehensive Income | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	(11,789)	$ 6,620
Interest Expense | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	766	(12)
Other Expense | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ 0	$ 48

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Financing Arrangements Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Derivative Notional Amount, NonCurrent	$ 948,000
Fixed Interest Rate	2.22%
Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio Range, Low	300.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,500,000
Credit facility, outstanding	1,888,264	$ 1,887,764
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	11,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,100,000
Credit facility, additional interest rate above LIBOR	1.625%
Debt Instrument Interest Additional Interest Above Fed Funds Rate	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	1.00%
Debt Instrument Interest Additional Interest Above LIBOR Rate Alternative	0.625%
Credit facility, average interest rate	4.11%
Variable commitment fee	0.25%
Term loan, amount	$ 1,892,311	1,892,105
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	5.86%
Line of credit, Current and Noncurrent, Foreign	$ 4,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio Range, High	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Range, Low	350.00%
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Range, High	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Qualified Leverage Ratio Range, Low	400.00%
Debt Instrument, Qualified Leverage Ratio Range, High	100.00%
Other Noncurrent Assets | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	$ 8,160	$ 13,487
maturity less than 12 months [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, NonCurrent	$ 51,000
Fixed Interest Rate	1.27%

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Summary of Fair Value of Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Other Noncurrent Liabilities | Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value	$ 11,353	$ 4,125

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Impact on Earnings from Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - Interest Rate Swap - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Other Comprehensive Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	$ (11,789)	$ 6,620
Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	766	(12)
Other Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ 0	$ 48

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Financial Instruments Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	2.22%
Fair value of interest rate swaps liability	$ 3,200
maturity less than 12 months [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	1.27%
Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Loss in fair value of interest rate swaps	$ 9,300
Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	(700)
Other Noncurrent Assets | Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	$ 8,160	$ 13,487

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Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Cost	$ 7,500
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	86,621
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	20,884	$ 0
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	64,762
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 85,646

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Leases Lease Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year	$ 22,789
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two	18,617
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three	15,829
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four	11,465
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five	8,211
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due after Year Five	16,820
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due	93,731
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount	8,085
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 85,646

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Leases Other Lease Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 6,062
Weighted-average remaining lease terms - operating leases	5 years 8 months 19 days
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	3.40%

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Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 686,802	$ 584,800
Percent		100.00%	100.00%
Income from operations	[1]	$ 101,061	$ 86,992
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	25,514	20,024
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	8,095	16,657
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 457,531	$ 359,904
Percent		66.60%	61.50%
Income from operations	[1]	$ 96,811	$ 82,546
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	16,180	8,000
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	5,973	5,777
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 92,474	$ 88,572
Percent		13.50%	15.20%
Income from operations	[1]	$ 12,586	$ 10,678
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	3,524	4,047
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	701	6,496
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1],[2]	0	0
Income from operations	[1],[2]	(27,107)	(12,821)
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1],[2]	451	468
Capital Expenditures Net	[1],[2]	0	(514)
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 136,797	$ 136,324
Percent		19.90%	23.30%
Income from operations	[1]	$ 18,771	$ 6,589
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	5,359	7,509
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	1,421	4,898
United States and Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		441,222	400,608
United States and Canada | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		300,275	255,113
United States and Canada | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		57,589	66,935
United States and Canada | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		83,358	78,560
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		58,373	36,263
Asia | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		48,293	29,032
Asia | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		8,682	5,712
Asia | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,398	1,519
Europe and Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		161,129	130,398
Europe and Middle East | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		89,896	66,611
Europe and Middle East | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		20,618	8,732
Europe and Middle East | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		50,615	55,055
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		26,078	17,531
Latin America | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		19,067	9,148
Latin America | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		5,585	7,193
Latin America | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,426	$ 1,190

[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.

[2] Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

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Summary of Results of Operations for Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	$ 686,802	$ 584,800
Income from operations	[1]	101,061	86,992
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	25,514	20,024
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	8,095	16,657
Total assets		4,688,117	3,426,894	$ 4,549,781
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	457,531	359,904
Income from operations	[1]	96,811	82,546
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	16,180	8,000
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	5,973	5,777
Total assets		2,970,850	1,724,174
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	92,474	88,572
Income from operations	[1]	12,586	10,678
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	3,524	4,047
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	701	6,496
Total assets		530,440	484,038
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1]	136,797	136,324
Income from operations	[1]	18,771	6,589
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1]	5,359	7,509
Capital Expenditures Net	[1]	1,421	4,898
Total assets		1,156,191	1,178,110
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	[1],[2]	0	0
Income from operations	[1],[2]	(27,107)	(12,821)
Depreciation and amortization expense	[1],[2]	451	468
Capital Expenditures Net	[1],[2]	0	(514)
Total assets		$ 30,636	$ 40,572

[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.

[2] Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.

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Long-Lived Assets by Major Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 466,850	$ 385,830
United States and Canada
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	265,512	239,179
Asia
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	15,089	13,294
Europe and Middle East
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	183,445	131,652
Latin America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	2,804	1,705
Total International
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 201,338	$ 146,651

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Employee Retirement Plans Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($) plan	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Other Components	$ 7,761	$ 9,705
Number of defined contribution 401K savings plans | plan	2
Non-US Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return (Loss) on Plan Assets	$ (16,998)	(19,278)
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost	626	977
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost	8,432	8,278
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gain (Loss)	157	1,032
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	648	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment	0	287
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement	0	(24)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	$ (7,135)	$ (8,728)

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Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$ 342	$ 1,693
Residential Kitchen
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	100
Restructuring Charges, Cumulative	55,800
Effects on Future Earnings, Restructuring	$ 20,000

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue		$ 686,802	$ 686,387
Standex | Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 105,000
Powerhouse | Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 12,500