Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 761,004	$ 668,128	$ 1,447,806	$ 1,252,928
Percent		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 139,607	$ 111,310	$ 240,668	$ 198,302
Depreciation and amortization expense		24,621	18,598	50,135	38,622
Capital Expenditures Net		13,535	7,551	21,630	24,208
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 513,279	$ 414,117	$ 970,810	$ 774,021
Percent		67.40%	62.00%	67.10%	61.80%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 111,572	$ 100,008	$ 208,383	$ 182,554
Depreciation and amortization expense		16,410	7,349	32,590	15,349
Capital Expenditures Net		7,240	2,929	13,213	8,706
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 97,853	$ 93,649	$ 190,327	$ 182,221
Percent		12.90%	14.00%	13.10%	14.50%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 18,542	$ 14,648	$ 31,128	$ 25,326
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,423	3,129	5,947	7,176
Capital Expenditures Net		1,376	460	2,077	6,956
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		0	0	0	0
Income from operations	[1],[2],[3]	(11,106)	(19,866)	(38,213)	(32,687)
Depreciation and amortization expense	[3]	452	468	903	936
Capital Expenditures Net	[3]	2,404	1,418	2,404	904
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 149,872	$ 160,362	$ 286,669	$ 296,686
Percent		19.70%	24.00%	19.80%	23.70%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 20,599	$ 16,520	$ 39,370	$ 23,109
Depreciation and amortization expense		5,336	7,652	10,695	15,161
Capital Expenditures Net		2,515	2,744	3,936	7,642
United States and Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		516,290	452,249	957,512	852,857
United States and Canada | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		357,718	289,523	657,993	544,636
United States and Canada | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		58,100	59,306	115,689	126,241
United States and Canada | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		100,472	103,420	183,830	181,980
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		61,552	51,742	119,925	88,005
Asia | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		52,031	37,959	100,324	66,991
Asia | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		8,054	11,723	16,736	17,435
Asia | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,467	2,060	2,865	3,579
Europe and Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		158,849	145,974	319,978	276,372
Europe and Middle East | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		85,962	75,352	175,858	141,963
Europe and Middle East | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		25,881	16,803	46,499	25,535
Europe and Middle East | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		47,006	53,819	97,621	108,874
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		24,313	18,163	50,391	35,694
Latin America | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		17,568	11,283	36,635	20,431
Latin America | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		5,818	5,817	11,403	13,010
Latin America | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 927	$ 1,063	$ 2,353	$ 2,253

[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.

[2] Restructuring expenses are allocated in operating income by segment. See note 17 for further details.

[3] Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.