Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)	$ 5,500,000	$ 26,400,000	$ 14,500,000
Baker [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)				10,300,000
Other intangibles				750,000
Baker [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles				800,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					5 years
Stewart [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)						27,800,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability						4,600,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed						31,284,000
Refund received in relation to working capital adjustment						1,300,000
Stewart [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles						5,900,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					5 years
Stewart [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles						400,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					6 months
Stewart [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles						4,600,000
Nieco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)							23,900,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							3,600,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed							27,645,000
Nieco [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles							6,500,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					4 years
Nieco [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles							100,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					3 months
Nieco [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles							3,100,000
Viking Range Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)								361,700,000
Refund received in relation to working capital adjustment								11,200,000
Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles								44,000,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					6 years
Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles								2,000,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period					3 months
Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles								151,000,000
Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)									23,600,000
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement					8,697,000												8,697,000
Celfrost [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)										11,200,000
Other intangibles										4,333,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed										12,313,000
Celfrost [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles										1,900,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period										7 years
Celfrost [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles										100,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period										3 months
Celfrost [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles										2,300,000
Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)											74,100,000
Other intangibles											33,060,000
Long term deferred tax liability											(12,091,000)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed											76,285,000
Refund received in relation to working capital adjustment											100,000
Wunder-Bar [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net											200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current											200,000
Long term deferred tax liability											12,100,000
Wunder-Bar [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net											12,100,000
Wunder-Bar [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles											20,200,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period											14 years
Wunder-Bar [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles											200,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period											3 months
Wunder-Bar [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles											12,700,000
Market Forge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)										7,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability												1,500,000
Business Acquisition, Additional Payment Due												200,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed												11,740,000
Payments for Previous Acquisition										3,000,000
Market Forge [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles												1,100,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period												4 years
Market Forge [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles												100,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period												3 months
Market Forge [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles												200,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period												5 years
Market Forge [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles												2,900,000
Distributors 2014 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)													44,500,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed													44,456,000
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement													5,971,000
PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)														15,000,000
Other intangibles														1,600,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability														2,400,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed														17,417,000
PES [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles														900,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period														3 years
PES [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member] | Backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles														100,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period														3 months
PES [Member] | Food Processing Group [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles														600,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period														7 years
Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)															12,500,000
Other intangibles															4,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability															2,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent															1,981,000
Business Combinations, Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards															3,500,000
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed															14,909,000
Concordia [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net															500,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current															400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent															2,000,000
Concordia [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net															1,600,000
Concordia [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles															800,000
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period															5 years
Concordia [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles															700,000
Concordia [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles															3,000,000
ULine [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition payment (refund)																142,000,000
Business Combinations, Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards																3,800,000
ULine [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net																1,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current																700,000
Long term deferred tax liability																13,100,000
ULine [Member] | Book And Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability, net																17,500,000
ULine [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles																17,500,000
ULine [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition, other intangibles, amortization period																7 years
ULine [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles																40,000,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Baker [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles				750,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Stewart [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed						(716,000)
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Nieco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed							587,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement																	0
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Celfrost [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles										0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed										0
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles											3,060,000
Long term deferred tax liability											(1,280,000)
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed											1,285,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Market Forge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed												126,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Distributors 2014 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed													0
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement													0
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles															0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed															116,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other intangibles															0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed															$ (2,662,000)