The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses as well as related disclosures. Significant items that are subject to such estimates and judgments include allowances for doubtful accounts, reserves for excess and obsolete inventories, long-lived and intangible assets, warranty reserves, insurance reserves, income tax reserves and post-retirement obligations. On an ongoing basis, the company evaluates its estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with current year presentation, including the non-operating components of pension benefit previously reported in accrued expenses and other liabilities within the changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions to an individual adjustment to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The company considers all short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The company’s policy is to invest its excess cash in interest-bearing deposits with major banks that are subject to minimal credit and market risk.

Accounts receivable, as shown in the consolidated balance sheets, are net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $14.9 million and $13.6 million at December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively. At December 28, 2019, all accounts receivable are expected to be collected within one year.

Inventories are composed of material, labor and overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Costs for inventory have been determined using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. The company estimates reserves for inventory obsolescence and shrinkage based on its judgment of future realization. Inventories at December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):



	2019			2018
Land	$	43,467		$	32,523
Building and improvements	229,025			196,743
Furniture and fixtures	67,992			64,586
Machinery and equipment	209,290			188,454
	549,774			482,306
Less accumulated depreciation	(197,629		)	(167,737		)
	$	352,145		$	314,569

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives based on management's estimates of the period over which the assets will be utilized to benefit the operations of the company. The useful lives are estimated based on historical experience with similar assets, taking into account anticipated technological or other changes. The company periodically reviews these lives relative to physical factors, economic factors and industry trends. If there are changes in the planned use of property and equipment or if technological changes were to occur more rapidly than anticipated, the useful lives assigned to these assets may need to be shortened, resulting in the recognition of increased depreciation and amortization expense in future periods.

Expenditures which significantly extend useful lives are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Asset impairments are recorded whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the recorded value of an asset is greater than the sum of its expected future undiscounted cash flows.

The company’s business acquisitions result in the recognition of goodwill and other intangible assets, which are a significant portion of the company’s total assets. The company recognizes goodwill and other intangible assets under the guidance of ASC Topic 350-10, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costs over the fair value of the net tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Identifiable intangible assets are recognized separately from goodwill and include trademarks and trade names, technology, customer relationships and other specifically identifiable assets. Trademarks and trade names are deemed to be indefinite-lived. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are subject to impairment testing.

The company performs the annual impairment assessment for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of first day of the fourth quarter and more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The goodwill impairment test is performed at the reporting unit level. The company initially performs a qualitative analysis to determine if it is more likely than not that the goodwill balance or indefinite-life intangible asset is impaired. In conducting a qualitative assessment, the Company analyzes a variety of events or factors that may influence the fair value of the reporting unit or indefinite-life intangible, including, but not limited to: macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, share price and other relevant factors.

If an indicator of impairment is determined from the qualitative analysis, then the company will perform a two-step quantitative analysis. First, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the company performs a hypothetical purchase price allocation based on the reporting unit’s fair value to determine the fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. Any resulting difference will be a charge to impairment of intangible assets in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period in which the determination is made. Fair value is determined using a combination of present value techniques and market prices of comparable businesses.

The company completed its annual impairment test for goodwill as of September 29, 2019. The company performed a qualitative assessment to evaluate goodwill for all reporting units. Based on the qualitative assessment it was determined there was no impairment of goodwill. The company has not recognized any goodwill impairments and therefore no accumulated impairment loss.



	Commercial Foodservice			Food Processing			Residential Kitchen			Total
Balance as of December 30, 2017	$	631,451		$	198,278		$	435,081		$	1,264,810

Goodwill acquired during the year	487,032			30,624			—			517,656
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(1,559		)	(5,679		)	—			(7,238		)
Exchange effect	(14,857		)	(4,169		)	(13,027		)	(32,053		)

Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	1,102,067		$	219,054		$	422,054		$	1,743,175

Goodwill acquired during the year	81,339			43,613			9,503			134,455
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(27,929		)	(3,722		)	—			(31,651		)
Exchange effect	(1,925		)	(1,266		)	6,959			3,768

Balance as of December 28, 2019	$	1,153,552		$	257,679		$	438,516		$	1,849,747



	December 28, 2019						December 29, 2018
	Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Estimated Weighted Avg Remaining Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer relationships	9.2	$	717,397	$	(283,846	)	9.5	$	644,145	$	(222,661	)
Backlog	1.3	29,426		(28,283		)	2.8	27,065		(24,755		)
Developed technology	5.2	32,999		(21,378		)	5.9	39,624		(20,998		)
		$	779,822	$	(333,507	)		$	710,834	$	(268,414	)
Indefinite-lived assets:
Trademarks and tradenames		$	997,066					$	918,604

The company completed its annual impairment for other intangibles as of September 29, 2019. We identified indicators of impairment associated with certain tradenames within the Food Processing and Residential Kitchen reporting units based on the qualitative assessment, which required the completion of a quantitative impairment assessment. The primary indicator of impairment was lower than expected revenue performance in the current year. Based on the results of the quantitative assessment, the company determined there was no impairment of any of the indefinite-lived intangible assets.

In performing the quantitative assessment of indefinite-life intangible assets, primarily tradenames, the company estimated the fair value using the relief-from-royalty method which requires assumptions related to projected revenues; assumed royalty rates that could be payable if we did not own the brand; and a market participant discount rate based on a weighted-average cost of capital.

The company elected to perform a qualitative assessment on the other indefinite-life intangible assets noting no events that indicated that the fair value was less than carrying value that would require a quantitative impairment assessment.

The estimates of future cash flows used in determining the fair value of goodwill and intangible assets involve significant management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance, economic conditions, market conditions and cost of capital. Inherent in estimating the future cash flows are uncertainties beyond our control, such as changes in capital markets. The actual cash flows could differ materially from management's estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance and economic conditions.

During 2017 testing, the company determined that the Viking tradename, within the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group, was impaired. The company estimated the fair value of the tradename using a relief from royalty method under the income approach. The decline in fair value of the Viking tradename was primarily the result of weaker than expected revenue performance in 2017 and a corresponding reduction of future revenue expectations. The impairment resulted from the decline in revenues attributable, in part, to the product recall announced in 2015 related to products manufactured prior to the acquisition of Viking. The fair value of the Viking tradename was estimated to be $93.0 million as compared to the carrying value of $151.0 million and resulted in a $58.0 million indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charge.

The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $64.0 million, $60.0 million and $38.6 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):



	2019		2018
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	81,541	$	74,952
Contract liabilities	74,511		57,913
Accrued warranty	66,374		59,451
Accrued customer rebates	51,709		45,740
Accrued short-term leases	21,827		—
Accrued sales and other tax	19,862		19,452
Accrued product liability and workers compensation	15,164		16,284
Accrued agent commission	13,816		11,969
Accrued professional fees	13,368		17,313
Other accrued expenses	58,378		64,372

	$	416,550	$	367,446

From time to time, the company is subject to proceedings, lawsuits and other claims related to products, suppliers, employees, customers and competitors. The company maintains insurance to partially cover product liability, workers compensation, property and casualty, and general liability matters. The company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after assessment of each matter and the related insurance coverage. The required accrual may change in the future due to new developments or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters. The company does not believe that any such matter will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the company.

During the fourth quarter, we reached a settlement with respect to a lawsuit filed by the company arising from a prior acquisition included our Residential Kitchen Equipment Segment. The gain associated with this settlement, which is net of the release of funds in escrow, is reflected in the consolidated statement of earnings.

The following table summarizes the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as reported in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):



	2019			2018
Unrecognized pension benefit costs, net of tax of ($48,633) and ($36,719)	$	(228,336	)	$	(170,938	)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax of ($5,973) and $2,543	(16,892		)	7,233
Currency translation adjustments	(105,705		)	(112,771		)

	$	(350,933	)	$	(276,476	)



	Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
Balance as of December 30, 2017	$	(69,721	)	$	(203,063	)	$	6,365		$	(266,419	)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 ⁽²⁾	—			(487		)	1,619			1,132
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(43,050		)	29,527			(1,166		)	(14,689		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			3,085			415			3,500
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	(43,050	)	$	32,125		$	868		$	(10,057	)
Balance as of December 29, 2018	$	(112,771	)	$	(170,938	)	$	7,233		$	(276,476	)
Adoption of ASU 2017-12 ⁽³⁾	—			—			11			11
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	7,066			(59,238		)	(25,392		)	(77,564		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			1,840			1,256			3,096
Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	7,066		$	(57,398	)	$	(24,125	)	$	(74,457	)
Balance as of December 28, 2019	$	(105,705	)	$	(228,336	)	$	(16,892	)	$	(350,933	)

(1) As of December 28, 2019 pension and interest rate swap amounts are net of tax of $(48.6) million and $(6.0) million, respectively. During the twelve months ended December 28, 2019, the adjustments to pension benefit costs and unrealized gain/(loss) interest rate swap were net of tax of $(11.9) million and $(8.5) million, respectively.

(2) As of December 31, 2017, the company adopted ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the reclassification of $1.1 million of stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

(3) As of December 30, 2018, the company adopted ASU No. 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of less than $(0.1) million as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following levels:



	Fair Value Level 1		Fair Value Level 2		Fair Value Level 3		Total
As of December 28, 2019
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	1,830	$	—	$	1,830

Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	25,120	$	—	$	25,120
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	6,697	$	6,697
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	$	—	$	901	$	—	$	901

As of December 29, 2018
Financial Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	13,487	$	—	$	13,487

Financial Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	4,125	$	—	$	4,125
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	3,566	$	3,566
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	$	—	$	854	$	—	$	854

The earnout provisions associated with these acquisitions are based upon performance measurements related to sales and earnings, as defined in the respective purchase agreements. On a quarterly basis, the company assesses the projected results for each of the acquisitions in comparison to the earnout targets and adjusts the liability accordingly.

Foreign currency transactions are accounted for in accordance with ASC 830 Foreign Currency Translation. The income statements of the company’s foreign operations are translated at the monthly average rates. Assets and liabilities of the company’s foreign operations are translated at exchange rates at the balance sheet date. These translation adjustments are not included in determining net income for the period but are disclosed and accumulated in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Exchange gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in determining net income for the period in which they occur. These transactions amounted to a gain of $0.9 million, and loss of $2.6 million and $2.4 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and are included in other expense on the statements of earnings.

In the normal course of business, the company issues product warranties for specific product lines and provides for the estimated future warranty cost in the period in which the sale is recorded. The estimate of warranty cost is based on contract terms and historical warranty loss experience that is periodically adjusted for recent actual experience. Because warranty estimates are forecasts that are based on the best available information, claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.

Research and development costs, included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of earnings, are charged to expense when incurred. These costs were $41.2 million, $35.3 million and $29.1 million in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The company estimates the fair value of restricted share grants and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation costs over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense of $8.1 million, $2.5 million and $6.2 million was recognized for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, associated with restricted share grants. The company recorded a related tax benefit of $0.5 million, less than $0.1 million and $2.4 million in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As of December 28, 2019, there was $52.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted share grant compensation arrangements, if all performance conditions are fully achieved. The remaining weighted average life is 1.65 years.

Share grant awards not subject to market conditions for vesting are valued at the closing share price of the company’s stock as of the date of the grant. The company issued 537,059 and 132,038 restricted share grant awards in 2019 and 2018, respectively, with a fair value of $60.8 million and $13.3 million, respectively. Share grant awards issued in 2019 and 2018 are generally performance based and were not subject to market conditions. The fair value of $113.26 and $100.50 per share for the awards for 2019 and 2018, respectively, represent the closing share price of the company’s stock as of the date of grant.

“Basic earnings per share” is calculated based upon the weighted average number of common shares actually outstanding, and “diluted earnings per share” is calculated based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and other dilutive securities.

The company’s potentially dilutive securities consist of shares issuable on exercise of outstanding options and vesting of restricted stock grants computed using the treasury method and amounted to 9,000, 28,000, and 4,000 for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. There were no anti-dilutive equity awards excluded from common stock equivalents for 2019, 2018 or 2017.

Cash paid for interest was $80.9 million, $55.3 million and $25.9 million in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Cash payments totaling $91.5 million, $79.0 million, and $123.3 million were made for income taxes during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments under this pronouncement change the way all leases with a duration of one year or more are treated. Under this guidance, lessees are required to capitalize virtually all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an associated financing lease liability or operating lease liability. The company adopted this guidance on December 30, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The company has elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. The adoption of this guidance increased total assets and liabilities due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities amounting to approximately $96.8 million. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note 9 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". The amendments in ASU-12 provide new guidance about income statement classification and eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. The entire change in fair value for qualifying hedge instruments included in the effectiveness is recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and amounts deferred in OCI are reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is reported. The adoption of this guidance on December 30, 2018 did not have a material impact on the company's Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information related to the impact of adopting this guidance, see Note of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting". The amendments in ASU-08 simplify several aspects of the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions resulting from expanding the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The adoption of this guidance on December 30, 2018 did not have an impact on the company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August of 2018, the SEC published Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, "Disclosure Update and Simplification". This guidance streamlines disclosure requirements by removing certain redundant topics and is effective for quarterly and annual reports submitted after November 5, 2018. The adoption of this guidance on December 30, 2018 resulted in the presentation and expansion of the company's Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity to display quarter-to-quarter details.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, and has since modified the standard with several ASUs (collectively, the “new credit loss standard”). The new credit loss standard requires a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. As a result of the company's assessment process on its receivables and contract assets portfolio, which is the only financial instrument in scope of this standard, the company does not expect this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". The amendments in ASU-04 simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, by removing the second step of the goodwill impairment test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for testing dates after January 1, 2017. The company is evaluating the application of this ASU on the company's annual impairment test. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement". The amendments in ASU-13 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20)". The amendments in ASU-14 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)". The amendments in ASU-15 align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs in a service contract hosting arrangement with those of developing or obtaining internal-use software. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740) which removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. This guidance also clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. Certain amendments in this update must be applied on a prospective basis, certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis, and certain amendments must be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. The company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.