Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Oct. 01, 2016		Oct. 03, 2015		Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[1]	$ 574,224		$ 449,004		$ 1,671,035	$ 1,291,891
Percent		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 331,571	[1]	$ 290,885	[1]	$ 931,585	$ 841,932
Percent		57.70%		64.80%		55.80%	65.20%
Food Processing Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 82,196	[1]	$ 74,178	[1]	$ 244,307	$ 215,910
Percent		14.30%		16.50%		14.60%	16.70%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 160,457	[1]	$ 83,941	[1]	$ 495,143	$ 234,049
Percent		28.00%		18.70%		29.60%	18.10%

[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.