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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2020
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, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Australia, China, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Mexico, 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, APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, Beech, BKI, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Blodgett Range, Bloomfield, Britannia, CTX, Carter-Hoffmann, Celfrost, Concordia, CookTek, Crown, Desmon, Deutsche, 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, RAM, SiteSage, Southbend, Star, Sveba Dahlen, Ss Brewtech, Synesso, Taylor, Toastmaster, TurboChef, Ultrafryer, Varimixer, 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, Pennsylvania, 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, Pacpro, 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, Brava, 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 EndedNine Months Ended
 Sep 26, 2020Sep 28, 2019Sep 26, 2020Sep 28, 2019
 SalesPercentSalesPercentSalesPercentSalesPercent
Business Segments:    
Commercial Foodservice$371,223 58.5 %$500,990 69.2 %$1,081,847 60.6 %$1,471,800 67.8 %
Food Processing110,648 17.4 89,147 12.3 316,477 17.7 279,474 12.9 
Residential Kitchen152,654 24.1 133,877 18.5 385,637 21.7 420,546 19.3 
    Total$634,525 100.0 %$724,014 100.0 %$1,783,961 100.0 %$2,171,820 100.0 %
The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments (in thousands):
 Commercial
Foodservice		Food ProcessingResidential Kitchen
Corporate
and Other (1)
Total
Three Months Ended September 26, 2020    
Net sales$371,223 $110,648 $152,654 $— $634,525 
Income (loss) from operations (2)(3)
57,483 22,860 22,626 (16,297)86,672 
Depreciation expense5,360 1,480 2,965 — 9,805 
Amortization expense (4)
12,923 1,794 2,170 692 17,579 
Net capital expenditures5,279 692 794 299 7,064 
Nine Months Ended September 26, 2020
Net sales$1,081,847 $316,477 $385,637 $— $1,783,961 
Income (loss) from operations (2)(3)
173,064 57,801 41,860 (41,521)231,204 
Depreciation expense15,567 4,179 8,742 15 28,503 
Amortization expense (4)
38,257 5,494 7,627 1,713 53,091 
Net capital expenditures12,771 3,115 4,089 420 20,395 
Total assets$3,155,360 $628,156 $1,149,550 $87,118 $5,020,184 
Three Months Ended September 28, 2019    
Net sales$500,990 $89,147 $133,877 $— $724,014 
Income (loss) from operations (2)(3)
105,099 13,349 17,850 (14,953)121,345 
Depreciation expense5,413 1,158 2,897 8 9,476 
Amortization expense (4)
12,230 2,616 2,413 402 17,661 
Net capital expenditures5,852 3,212 3,125 — 12,189 
Nine Months Ended September 28, 2019
Net sales$1,471,800 $279,474 $420,546 $— $2,171,820 
Income (loss) from operations (2)(3)
313,482 44,477 57,220 (53,166)362,013 
Depreciation expense15,714 3,498 8,697 105 28,014 
Amortization expense (4)
34,519 6,223 7,308 1,208 49,258 
Net capital expenditures19,065 5,289 7,061 2,404 33,819 
Total assets$3,162,315 $606,186 $1,129,935 $30,092 $4,928,528 

(1)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.
(2)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.
(3)Restructuring expenses are allocated in operating income by segment. See note 16 for further details.
(4)Includes amortization of deferred financing costs.
Geographic Information
Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):
 Sep 26, 2020Sep 28, 2019
United States and Canada$321,159 $309,117 
Asia22,857 21,668 
Europe and Middle East152,914 139,486 
Latin America6,111 8,030 
Total international$181,882 $169,184 
 $503,041 $478,301