Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Apr. 03, 2021		Mar. 28, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 758,058		$ 677,459
Percent		100.00%		100.00%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 121,173		$ 105,414
Depreciation and amortization expense		30,432		26,599
Capital Expenditures Net		8,725		9,181
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 481,155		$ 443,124
Percent		63.50%		65.40%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 96,316	[3]	$ 88,607
Capital Expenditures Net		5,195		4,686
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 112,494		$ 104,266
Percent		14.80%		15.40%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 19,662		$ 15,358
Capital Expenditures Net		928		1,829
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		0		0
Income from operations	[1],[2],[4]	(24,661)		(11,259)
Capital Expenditures Net	[4]	346		121
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 164,409		$ 130,069
Percent		21.70%		19.20%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 29,856		$ 12,708
Capital Expenditures Net		2,256		2,545
United States and Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		527,061		464,466
United States and Canada | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		338,837		306,510
United States and Canada | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		79,650		72,882
United States and Canada | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		108,574		85,074
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		56,754		46,141
Asia | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		49,719		37,524
Asia | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		4,003		7,639
Asia | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		3,032		978
Europe and Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		154,286		142,544
Europe and Middle East | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		82,017		79,732
Europe and Middle East | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		20,425		19,347
Europe and Middle East | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		51,844		43,465
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		19,957		24,308
Latin America | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		10,582		19,358
Latin America | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		8,416		4,398
Latin America | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 959		$ 552

[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] Restructuring expenses are allocated in operating income by segment. See note 16 for further details.

[3] Gain on sale of plant is included in Commercial Foodservice.

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