Net Sales Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 724,014	$ 713,331	$ 2,171,820	$ 1,966,259
Percent		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 121,345	$ 107,677	$ 362,013	$ 305,979
Depreciation and amortization expense		27,137	27,833	77,272	66,455
Capital Expenditures Net		12,189	8,344	33,819	32,552
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 500,990	$ 471,598	$ 1,471,800	$ 1,245,619
Percent		69.20%	66.10%	67.80%	63.30%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 105,099	$ 102,091	$ 313,482	$ 284,645
Depreciation and amortization expense		17,643	17,558	50,233	32,907
Capital Expenditures Net		5,852	7,665	19,065	16,371
Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 89,147	$ 88,257	$ 279,474	$ 270,478
Percent		12.30%	12.40%	12.90%	13.80%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 13,349	$ 13,831	$ 44,477	$ 39,157
Depreciation and amortization expense		3,774	2,209	9,721	9,385
Capital Expenditures Net		3,212	318	5,289	7,274
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]	(14,953)	(17,734)	(53,166)	(50,421)
Depreciation and amortization expense	[3]	410	460	1,313	1,396
Capital Expenditures Net	[3]	0	(1,418)	2,404	(514)
Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 133,877	$ 153,476	$ 420,546	$ 450,162
Percent		18.50%	21.50%	19.30%	22.90%
Income from operations	[1],[2]	$ 17,850	$ 9,489	$ 57,220	$ 32,598
Depreciation and amortization expense		5,310	7,606	16,005	22,767
Capital Expenditures Net		3,125	1,779	7,061	9,421
United States and Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		490,730	474,333	1,448,242	1,327,190
United States and Canada | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		346,616	318,962	1,004,609	863,598
United States and Canada | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		57,255	57,235	172,944	183,476
United States and Canada | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		86,859	98,136	270,689	280,116
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		60,053	59,113	179,978	147,118
Asia | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		53,463	50,996	153,787	117,987
Asia | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		5,100	6,464	21,836	23,899
Asia | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		1,490	1,653	4,355	5,232
Europe and Middle East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		147,764	154,893	467,742	431,265
Europe and Middle East | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		82,244	83,763	258,102	225,726
Europe and Middle East | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		21,125	19,194	67,624	44,729
Europe and Middle East | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		44,395	51,936	142,016	160,810
Latin America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		25,467	24,992	75,858	60,686
Latin America | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		18,667	17,877	55,302	38,308
Latin America | Food Processing Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		5,667	5,364	17,070	18,374
Latin America | Residential Kitchen
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 1,133	$ 1,751	$ 3,486	$ 4,004

[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.