Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Oct. 02, 2021		Sep. 26, 2020		Oct. 02, 2021		Sep. 26, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 817,545		$ 634,525		$ 2,384,376		$ 1,783,961
Percent		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 233,482		$ 86,672		$ 491,372		$ 231,204
Depreciation and amortization expense						90,672		81,594
Capital Expenditures Net		10,421		7,064		29,732		29,776
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 511,480		$ 371,223		$ 1,501,413		$ 1,081,847
Percent		62.60%		58.50%		63.00%		60.60%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 105,529		$ 57,483		$ 311,789	[3]	$ 173,064
Capital Expenditures Net		6,391		5,279		17,599		22,152
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 112,670		$ 110,648		$ 355,172		$ 316,477
Percent		13.80%		17.40%		14.90%		17.70%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 21,425		$ 22,860		$ 68,048		$ 57,801
Capital Expenditures Net		1,106		692		3,539		3,115
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		0		0		0		0
Income from operations	[1],[2],[4]	75,206	[5]	(16,297)		16,447	[5]	(41,521)
Capital Expenditures Net		797		299	[4]	1,338	[4]	420	[4]
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 193,395		$ 152,654		$ 527,791		$ 385,637
Percent		23.60%		24.10%		22.10%		21.70%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 31,322		$ 22,626		$ 95,088		$ 41,860
Capital Expenditures Net		2,127		794		7,256		4,089
United States and Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		564,292		445,237		1,659,197		1,260,088
United States and Canada | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		366,619		265,793		1,064,482		768,202
United States and Canada | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		84,443		82,126		259,577		227,770
United States and Canada | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		113,230		97,318		335,138		264,116
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		56,487		46,450		165,193		127,149
Asia | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		49,489		39,864		146,849		104,936
Asia | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		4,257		4,711		10,713		18,460
Asia | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		2,741		1,875		7,631		3,753
Europe and Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		173,523		131,419		493,515		354,425
Europe and Middle East | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		82,881		60,603		255,649		180,187
Europe and Middle East | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		14,332		18,600		56,507		57,051
Europe and Middle East | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		76,310		52,216		181,359		117,187
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		23,243		11,419		66,471		42,299
Latin America | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		12,491		4,963		34,433		28,522
Latin America | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		9,638		5,211		28,375		13,196
Latin America | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,114		$ 1,245		$ 3,663		$ 581

[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 (loss) on sale of plants are included in Commercial Foodservice and Residential Kitchen.

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

[5] Termination fee from Welbilt merger is included in Corporate and Other.