Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

The company disaggregates its net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location as the company believes it best depicts how the nature, timing and uncertainty of its net sales and cash flows are affected by economic factors. In general, the Commercial Foodservice Equipment and Residential Foodservice Equipment Groups recognize revenue at the point in time control transfers to their customers based on contractual shipping terms. Revenue from equipment sold under the company's long-term contracts within the Food Processing Equipment group is recognized over time as the equipment is manufactured and assembled. The following table summarizes the company's net sales by reportable operating segment and geographical location (in thousands):



	Commercial Foodservice		Food Processing		Residential Kitchen		Total
Three Months Ended March 28, 2020
United States and Canada	$	306,510	$	72,882	$	85,074	$	464,466
Asia	37,524		7,639		978		46,141
Europe and Middle East	79,732		19,347		43,465		142,544
Latin America	19,358		4,398		552		24,308
Total	$	443,124	$	104,266	$	130,069	$	677,459

Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
United States and Canada	$	300,275	$	57,589	$	83,358	$	441,222
Asia	48,293		8,682		1,398		58,373
Europe and Middle East	89,896		20,618		50,615		161,129
Latin America	19,067		5,585		1,426		26,078
Total	$	457,531	$	92,474	$	136,797	$	686,802

Contract Balances

Contract assets primarily relate to the company's right to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract assets are transferred to receivables when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Accounts receivable are not considered contract assets under the revenue standard as contract assets are conditioned upon the company's future satisfaction of a performance obligation. Accounts receivable, in contracts, are unconditional rights to consideration.

Contract liabilities relate to advance consideration received from customers for which revenue has not been recognized. Current contract liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Non-current contract liabilities are recorded in other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract liabilities are reduced when the associated revenue from the contract is recognized.

The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):



	Mar 28, 2020		Dec 28, 2019
Contract assets	$	23,174	$	22,675
Contract liabilities	$	102,564	$	74,511
Non-current contract liabilities	$	12,370	$	12,870

During the three months period ended March 28, 2020, the company reclassified $5.1 million to receivables, which was included in the contract asset balance at the beginning of the period. During the three months period ended March 28, 2020, the company recognized revenue of $45.3 million which was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period. Additions to contract liabilities representing amounts billed to clients in excess of revenue recognized to date were $63.2 million during the three months period ended March 28, 2020. The increase in contract liabilities primarily relates to companies acquired during the three months period ended March 28, 2020. Substantially, all of the company's outstanding performance obligations will be satisfied within 12 to 36 months. There were no contract asset impairments during the three months period ended March 28, 2020.