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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting - Follett (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016	Jan. 03, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		$ 210,921	$ 348,625	$ 219,915
Goodwill		1,092,722	983,339	808,491
Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 207,700
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	23,979
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	41,530
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	19,868
Goodwill	76,972
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	82,450
Other assets	1,358
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(13,818)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(616)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	231,723
Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital	700
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 542,090	$ 473,127	$ 450,890
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] \| Trade Names [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	55,000
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 22,500
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 4,500
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years
Backlog [Member] \| Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 500
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 months
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	$ 22,620
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	41,602
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	19,868
Goodwill	76,220
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	82,450
Other assets	1,358
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(11,779)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(616)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	231,723
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] \| Follett [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	1,359
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	(72)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	0
Goodwill	752
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	0
Other assets	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(2,039)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$ 0