Net Sales Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 406,596	[1]	$ 372,478	[1]
Percent	100.00%		100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	262,216		234,050
Percent	64.50%		62.80%
Food Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	69,819		75,586
Percent	17.20%		20.30%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 74,561		$ 62,842
Percent	18.30%		16.90%

[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.