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Net Sales by Major Geographic Region (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 406,596us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1] $ 372,478us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1]
United States and Canada    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 296,484us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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= midd_UnitedStatesAndCanadaMember
259,100us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= midd_UnitedStatesAndCanadaMember
Asia    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 48,529us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
33,806us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
Europe and Middle East    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 42,984us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= midd_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
59,805us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= midd_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
Latin America    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 18,599us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
19,767us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Total International    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 110,112us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= midd_TotalInternationalMember
$ 113,378us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= midd_TotalInternationalMember
[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.