The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) 10-Q 14 May 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	8-May-15
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	4-Apr-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	Middleby Corp
Entity Central Index Key	769520
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		57,327,032

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$54,259	$43,945
Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $9,175 and $9,091	239,342	229,875
Inventories, net	276,383	255,776
Prepaid expenses and other	30,286	27,980
Prepaid Taxes	10,023	5,538
Current deferred taxes	51,697	51,017
Total current assets	661,990	614,131
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $85,836 and $82,998	142,080	129,697
Goodwill	819,274	808,491
Other intangibles	494,379	492,031
Long-term deferred tax assets	3,711	2,925
Other assets	21,402	18,856
Total assets	2,142,836	2,066,131
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,926	9,402
Accounts payable	111,424	98,327
Accrued expenses	213,387	220,585
Total current liabilities	333,737	328,314
Long-term debt	630,108	588,765
Long-term deferred tax liability	92,241	88,800
Other non-current liabilities	58,313	53,492
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; 62,189,296 and 62,088,592 shares issued in 2015 and 2014, respectively	144	144
Paid-in capital	314,840	310,409
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,862,264 and 4,816,912 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively	-200,862	-196,026
Retained earnings	961,895	923,664
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-47,580	-31,431
Total stockholders' equity	1,028,437	1,006,760
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$2,142,836	$2,066,131

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, reserve for doubtful accounts	$9,175	$9,091
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$85,836	$82,998
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	95,000,000	95,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	62,189,296	62,088,592
Treasury stock, shares	4,862,264	4,816,912

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Net sales	$406,596	[1]	$372,478	[1]
Cost of sales	249,034		229,502
Gross profit	157,562		142,976
Selling and distribution expenses	47,109		46,970
General and administrative expenses	43,873		40,073
Income from operations	66,580		55,933
Net interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net	3,749		3,987
Other (income) expense, net	4,561		865
Earnings before income taxes	58,270		51,081
Provision for income taxes	20,039		17,636
Net earnings	38,231		33,445
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$0.67		$0.59
Diluted (in usd per share)	$0.67		$0.59
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	56,917		56,457
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)	1		2
Diluted (in shares)	56,918		56,459
Comprehensive income	$22,082		$35,226
[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.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities--
Net earnings	$38,231	$33,445
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities--
Depreciation and amortization	11,232	10,521
Non-cash share-based compensation	2,029	1,938
Deferred taxes	2,975	12,800
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
Accounts receivable, net	-5,209	-15,786
Inventories, net	-15,023	-5,638
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2,188	-21,873
Accounts payable	8,333	-2,415
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	-21,000	-26,550
Net cash provided by operating activities	23,756	-13,558
Cash flows from investing activities--
Additions to property and equipment	-6,117	-3,231
Net cash (used in) investing activities	-52,615	-48,956
Cash flows from financing activities--
Net (repayments) proceeds under current revolving credit facilities	41,500	78,400
Net (repayments) proceeds under foreign bank loan	432	5,463
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Notes Payable	-9	-9
Repurchase of treasury stock	-4,836	-44,283
Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation	2,402	25,044
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	39,489	64,615
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	-316	55
Changes in cash and cash equivalents--
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	10,314	2,156
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	43,945	36,894
Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter	54,259	39,050
Market Forge Industries, Inc [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	0	7,240
Distributors 2014 [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	0	38,485
Concordia [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments for (Proceeds from) Previous Acquisition	-80
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		0
ULine [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments for (Proceeds from) Previous Acquisition	-275
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		0
Desmon [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	-13,947	0
GoldsteinEswood [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	-27,406	0
Marsal [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities--
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	($5,500)	$0

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	A)	Basis of Presentation
	The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by The Middleby Corporation (the "company" or “Middleby”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial statements are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the company's 2014 Form 10-K. The company’s interim results are not necessarily indicative of future full year results for the fiscal year 2015.
	In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015, the results of operations for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 and cash flows for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are not limited to, 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. Actual results could differ from the company's estimates.
	B)	Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation
	The company estimates the fair value of market-based stock awards and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation cost over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense was $2.0 million and $1.9 million for the first quarter periods ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively.
	During the first quarter ended April 4, 2015, the company issued 100,704 restricted shares under its 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. These amounts are contingent on the attainment of certain performance objectives. The aggregate grant-date fair value of these awards was $10.9 million, based on the closing share price of the company's stock at the date of the grant.
	C)	Income Taxes
	As of January 3, 2015, the total amount of liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes was approximately $12.5 million (of which $12.2 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized) plus approximately $1.7 million of accrued interest and $3.0 million of penalties. The company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of April 4, 2015, the company recognized a tax expense of $0.7 million for unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax exposures.
	It is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits associated with state, federal and foreign tax positions may decrease over the next twelve months due to expiration of a statute or completion of an audit. The company believes that it is reasonably possible that approximately $0.5 million of its currently remaining unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized over the next twelve months as a result of lapses of statutes of limitations.
	A summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in the company’s major tax jurisdictions are:
	United States - federal	2012 – 2014
	United States - states	2005 – 2014
	Australia	2011 – 2014
	Brazil	2010 – 2014
	Canada	2009 – 2014
	China	2005 – 2014
	Czech Republic	2013 – 2014
	Denmark	2011 – 2014
	France	2011 – 2014
	Germany	2012 – 2014
	India	2013 – 2014
	Italy	2010 – 2014
	Luxembourg	2011 – 2014
	Mexico	2010 – 2014
	Philippines	2012 – 2014
	South Korea	2010 – 2011
	Spain	2009 – 2014
	Taiwan	2008 – 2012
	United Kingdom	2011 – 2014
	D)	Fair Value Measures
	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:
	Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions.
	The company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):
		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value		Total
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	As of April 4, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,940	$	1,115	$	—	$	29,055
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	1,609	$	—	$	1,609
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	9,269	$	9,269
	As of January 3, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,647	$	1,234	$	—	$	28,881
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	810	$	—	$	810
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	14,558	$	14,558
	The contingent consideration as of April 4, 2015 relates to the earnout provisions recorded in conjunction with the acquisitions of Spooner Vicars, PES, Concordia, Desmon and Goldstein Eswood.
	The contingent consideration as of January 3, 2015 relates to the earnout provisions recorded in conjunction with the acquisitions of Stewart, Nieco, Spooner Vicars, Market Forge, PES and Concordia.
	The earnout provisions associated with these acquisitions are based upon performance measurements related to sales and earnings of the acquired businesses, as defined in the respective purchase agreements. On a quarterly basis the company assesses the projected results for each of the acquired businesses in comparison to the earnout targets and adjusts the liability accordingly.
	E)    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	Cash paid for interest was $3.3 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively. Cash payments totaling $16.1 million and $6.8 million were made for income taxes for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively.

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Feb 10, 2015
	Current assets	$	455
	Property, plant and equipment	201
	Goodwill	3,012
	Other intangibles	2,027
	Current liabilities	(195		)
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	5,500

Stock_Split_Notes

Stock Split (Notes)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Stock Split [Abstract]
stock dividend [Text Block]	Stock Split
	In June 2014, the company’s Board of Directors approved a three-for-one split of the company’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend.  The stock dividend was paid on June 27, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2014.  The company’s stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on June 27, 2014. The stock split effectively tripled the number of shares outstanding at June 27, 2014.

Litigation_Matters

Litigation Matters	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Litigation Matters	Litigation Matters
	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 pending litigation will have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently_Issued_Accounting_Sta

Recently Issued Accounting Standards	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”. This update changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and requires expanded disclosures. Under ASU No. 2014-08, a disposal of a component of an entity or group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity’s operations and financial results. This update is effective for annual and corresponding interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. This update amends the current guidance on revenue recognition related to contracts with customers. Under ASU No. 2014-09, an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. This update is effective for annual and corresponding interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. This update provides for two transition methods to the new guidance: a full retrospective or a modified retrospective adoption. On April 1, 2015, the FASB proposed deferring the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date and permitting early adoption of the standard but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The company is evaluating the transition methods and the impact the application of this ASU will have, if any, on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation - Stock Compensation”. This update requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update is effective for annual and corresponding interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The company is evaluating the impact the application of this ASU will have, if any, on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, "Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items". This update eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from the current guidance. This update is effective for annual and corresponding interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted provided the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Retrospective application is encouraged for all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The company is evaluating the impact the application of this ASU will have, if any, on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs," which requires debt issuance costs to be recorded as a direct reduction of the debt liability on the balance sheet rather than as an asset. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. The company is evaluating the impact the application of this ASU will have, if any, on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-04, "Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer's Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets." This ASU is intended to provide a practical expedient for the measurement date of defined benefit plan assets and obligations. The practical expedient allows employers with fiscal year-end dates that do no fall on a calendar month-end (e.g., companies with a 52/53-week fiscal year) to measure pension and post-retirement benefit plan assets and obligations as of the calendar month-end date closest to the fiscal year-end. The FASB also provided a similar practical expedient for interim remeasurements for significant events. This ASU requires perspective application and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The company is evaluating the impact the application of this ASU will have, if any, on the company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Other_Comprehensive_Income

Other Comprehensive Income	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income
	)	Other Comprehensive Income
	The company reports changes in equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, in accordance with ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income."
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income(1) were as follows (in thousands):
		Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	(24,655	)	$	(6,540	)	$	(236	)	$	(31,431	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(15,791		)	114			471			(15,206		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			(943		)	(943		)
	Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	(15,791	)	$	114		$	(472	)	$	(16,149	)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	(40,446	)	$	(6,426	)	$	(708	)	$	(47,580	)
	(1) All amounts are net of tax.
	Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15			29-Mar-14
	Net earnings	$	38,231		$	33,445
	Currency translation adjustment	(15,791		)	1,574
	Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	114			(57		)
	Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(472		)	264
	Comprehensive income	$	22,082		$	35,226

Inventories

Inventories	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Inventories	Inventories
	Inventories are composed of material, labor and overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Costs for inventories at two of the company's manufacturing facilities have been determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. These inventories under the LIFO method amounted to $31.4 million at April 4, 2015 and $30.2 million at January 3, 2015 and represented approximately 11.4% and 11.8% of the total inventory at each respective period. The amount of LIFO reserve at April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015 was not material. Costs for all other 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 April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015 are as follows:
		4-Apr-15		3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Raw materials and parts	$	136,199	$	126,121
	Work-in-process	21,738		17,828
	Finished goods	118,446		111,827
		$	276,383	$	255,776

Goodwill

Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Goodwill	Goodwill
	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 4, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
		Commercial			Food			Residential Kitchen			Total
		Foodservice			Processing
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	450,890		$	134,512		$	223,089		$	808,491
	Goodwill acquired during the year	18,680			—			—			18,680
	Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(10		)	63			(275		)	(222		)
	Exchange effect	(4,284		)	(3,391		)	—			(7,675		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	465,276		$	131,184		$	222,814		$	819,274

Accrued_Expenses

Accrued Expenses	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses	Accrued Expenses
	Accrued expenses consist of the following:
		4-Apr-15		3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	49,376	$	50,844
	Advanced customer deposits	37,273		20,367
	Accrued warranty	29,541		28,786
	Accrued product liability and workers compensation	14,149		14,582
	Accrued customer rebates	12,757		32,357
	Product recall	11,821		12,125
	Accrued agent commission	10,058		11,207
	Accrued sales and other tax	7,032		7,660
	Accrued professional services	6,999		7,053
	Contingent consideration	6,619		9,200
	Other accrued expenses	27,762		26,404
		$	213,387	$	220,585

Warranty_Costs

Warranty Costs	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Warranty Costs	Warranty Costs
	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, actual claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.
	A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15
		(in thousands)
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	28,786
	Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	—
	Warranty expense	11,068
	Warranty claims	(10,313		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	29,541

Financing_Arrangements

Financing Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Financing Arrangements	Financing Arrangements
		4-Apr-15			3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Senior secured revolving credit line	$	629,000		$	587,500
	Foreign loans	9,760			10,384
	Other debt arrangement	274			283
	Total debt	$	639,034		$	598,167
	Less:  Current maturities of long-term debt	8,926			9,402
	Long-term debt	$	630,108		$	588,765
	On August 7, 2012, the company entered into a new senior secured multi-currency credit facility. Terms of the company’s senior credit agreement provide for $1.0 billion of availability under a revolving credit line. As of April 4, 2015, the company had $629.0 million of borrowings outstanding under this facility. The company also had $9.6 million in outstanding letters of credit as of April 4, 2015, which reduces the borrowing availability under the revolving credit line. Remaining borrowing availability under this facility was $361.4 million at April 4, 2015.
	At April 4, 2015, borrowings under the senior secured credit facility were assessed at an interest rate of 1.50% above LIBOR for long-term borrowings or at the higher of the Prime rate and the Federal Funds Rate. At April 4, 2015 the average interest rate on the senior debt amounted to 1.65%. The interest rates on borrowings under the senior secured credit facility may be adjusted quarterly based on the company’s indebtedness ratio on a rolling four-quarter basis. Additionally, a commitment fee based upon the indebtedness ratio is charged on the unused portion of the revolving credit line. This variable commitment fee amounted to 0.25% as of April 4, 2015.
	In August 2006, the company completed its acquisition of Houno A/S in Denmark. This acquisition was funded in part with locally established debt facilities with borrowings in Danish Krone.  These facilities included a revolving credit facility and term loan. At April 4, 2015, these facilities amounted to $3.5 million in U.S. dollars, including $2.5 million outstanding under a revolving credit facility and $1.0 million under a term loan. The interest rate on the revolving credit facility is assessed at 1.25% above Euro LIBOR, which amounted to 2.80% on April 4, 2015. At April 4, 2015, the interest rate assessed on the term loan was 4.55%. The term loan matures in 2022.
	In April 2008, the company completed its acquisition of Giga Grandi Cucine S.r.l in Italy. This acquisition was funded in part with locally established debt facilities with borrowings denominated in Euro.  At April 4, 2015, these facilities amounted to $0.9 million in U.S. dollars.  The interest rate on the credit facilities is variable based on the three-month Euro LIBOR. At April 4, 2015, the average interest rate on these facilities was approximately 3.90%. The facilities are secured by outstanding accounts receivable collectible within six months.
	In October 2013, the company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Celfrost Innovations Pvt. Ltd. in India.  At the time of the acquisition a local credit facility, denominated in Indian Rupee, was established to fund local working capital needs. At April 4, 2015, the facility amounted to $2.1 million in U.S. dollars. At April 4, 2015, borrowings under the facility were assessed at an interest rate at 1.25% above the Reserve Bank of India's base rate for long-term borrowings. At April 4, 2015, the average interest rate on this facility was approximately 10.50%.
	In March 2014, Cozzini do Brazil LTDA entered into a local credit facility, denominated in Brazilian Real, to fund local working capital needs.   At April 4, 2015, the facility amounted to $3.1 million in U.S. dollars and was assessed an interest rate of 1.50% above the Brazilian central bank CDI Rate. At April 4, 2015, the interest rate assessed on this facility was 12.60%. This local credit facility matures on March 28, 2016.
	In January 2015, the company completed its acquisition of Desmon Food Service Equipment Company in Italy. This acquisition was funded in part with locally established debt facilities with borrowings denominated in Euro.  At April 4, 2015, these facilities amounted to $0.2 million in U.S. dollars, including $0.1 million outstanding on a local working capital loan and $0.1 million outstanding under a term loan. The interest rate on the working capital loan was 0.50% and the interest rate on the term loan was 6.92%. Both the working capital loan and the term loan mature on December 31, 2016.
	The company’s debt is reflected on the balance sheet at cost. Based on current market conditions, the company believes its interest rate margins on its existing debt are consistent with current market conditions and therefore the carrying value of debt approximates fair value. However, as the interest rate margin is based upon numerous factors, including but not limited to the credit rating of the borrower, the duration of the loan, the structure and restrictions under the debt agreement, current lending policies of the counterparty, and the company’s relationships with its lenders, there is no readily available market data to ascertain the current market rate for an equivalent debt instrument. As a result, the current interest rate margin is based upon the company’s best estimate based upon discussions with its lenders.
	The company estimated the fair value of its loans by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume the company’s obligations. The upfront cash payment is the amount that a market participant would be able to lend at April 4, 2015 to achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the cash outflows under the company’s senior revolving credit facility assuming the facility was outstanding in its entirety until maturity. Since the company maintains its borrowings under a revolving credit facility and there is no predetermined borrowing or repayment schedule, for purposes of this calculation the company calculated the fair value of its obligations assuming the current amount of debt at the end of the period was outstanding until the maturity of the company’s senior revolving credit facility in August 2017. Although borrowings could be materially greater or less than the current amount of borrowings outstanding at the end of the period, it is not practical to estimate the amounts that may be outstanding during future periods. The carrying value and estimated aggregate fair value, a level 2 measurement, based primarily on market prices, of debt is as follows (in thousands):
		4-Apr-15					3-Jan-15
		Carrying Value			Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	Total debt	$	639,034		$	639,034	$	598,167	$	598,167
	The company believes that its current capital resources, including cash and cash equivalents, cash expected to be generated from operations, funds available from its current lenders and access to the credit and capital markets will be sufficient to finance its operations, debt service obligations, capital expenditures, product development and expenditures for the foreseeable future.
	The company has historically entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rate on a portion of its outstanding debt. The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. As of April 4, 2015, the company had the following interest rate swaps in effect:
			Fixed
	Notional		Interest	Effective		Maturity
	Amount		Rate	Date		Date
	$25,000,000		2.52%	2/23/11		2/23/16
	$15,000,000		1.19%	9/12/11		9/12/16
	$10,000,000		0.50%	2/11/13		7/11/15
	$15,000,000		0.46%	2/11/13		10/11/15
	$25,000,000		0.64%	2/11/13		8/11/16
	$25,000,000		0.79%	2/11/13		3/11/17
	$25,000,000		0.80%	2/11/13		5/11/17
	$35,000,000		0.88%	2/11/13		7/11/17
	$10,000,000		1.48%	9/11/13		7/11/17
	$15,000,000		0.92%	3/11/14		7/11/17
	$25,000,000		0.95%	3/11/14		7/11/17
	The terms of the senior secured credit facility limit the ability of the company and its subsidiaries to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make restricted payments; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and require, among other things, a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA of 3.5 and a fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the senior secured credit facility) of 1.25. The senior secured credit facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Middleby Marshall, the company and the company's domestic subsidiaries and is unconditionally guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the company and certain of the company's direct and indirect material domestic subsidiaries. The senior secured credit facility contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make required payments; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; the failure to perform certain covenants; the material breach of a representation or warranty; non-payment of certain other indebtedness; the entry of undischarged judgments against the company or any subsidiary for the payment of material uninsured amounts; the invalidity of the Company guarantee or any subsidiary guaranty; and a change of control of the company. The credit agreement also provides that if a material adverse change in the company’s business operations or conditions occurs, the lender could declare an event of default. Under terms of the agreement, a material adverse effect is defined as (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business properties, condition (financial and otherwise) or prospects of the company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the company to perform under the loan agreements and to avoid any event of default; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the company of any loan document. A material adverse effect is determined on a subjective basis by the company's creditors. At April 4, 2015, the company was in compliance with all covenants pursuant to its borrowing agreements.

Financial_Instruments

Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	Financial Instruments
	ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” requires an entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities and measure those instruments at fair value. Derivatives that do not qualify as a hedge must be adjusted to fair value in earnings. If a derivative does qualify as a hedge under ASC 815, changes in the fair value will either be offset against the change in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments or recognized in other accumulated comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a hedge's change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings.
	Foreign Exchange: The company uses foreign currency forward and option contracts with terms of less than one year to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The company’s primary hedging activities are to mitigate its exposure to changes in exchange rates on intercompany and third party trade receivables and payables. The company does not currently enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. In managing its foreign currency exposures, the company identifies and aggregates naturally occurring offsetting positions and then hedges residual balance sheet exposures. The following table summarizes the forward and option contracts outstanding at April 4, 2015. The fair value of the forward and option contracts was a loss of $0.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2015.
	Sell				Purchase				Maturity
	5,600,000		British Pounds		7,666,822		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		British Pounds		13,723,068		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	5,000,000		British Pounds		6,885,156		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	5,500,000		Euro Dollars		5,924,050		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Euro Dollars		10,770,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	4,700,000		Euro Dollars		5,061,900		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	15,000,000		Australian Dollars		11,326,500		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Australian Dollars		7,551,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Australian Dollars		7,558,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	7,500,000		Canadian Dollars		5,847,953		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Brazilian Real		2,748,763		US Dollars		December 15, 2015
	Interest Rate: The company has entered into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate applicable to certain of its variable-rate debt. The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. The company has designated these swaps as cash flow hedges and all changes in fair value of the swaps are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of April 4, 2015, the fair value of these instruments was a liability of $1.6 million. The change in fair value of these swap agreements in the first three months of 2015 was a loss of $0.5 million, net of taxes.
	The following tables summarize the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):
		Condensed Consolidated	4-Apr-15			3-Jan-15
		Balance Sheet Presentation
	Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	(1,609	)	$	(810	)
	The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):
			Three Months Ended
		Presentation of Gain/(loss)	4-Apr-15			29-Mar-14
	Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(1,297	)	$	(103	)
	Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	(485	)	$	(543	)
	Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	13		$	31
	Interest rate swaps are subject to default risk to the extent the counterparties are unable to satisfy their settlement obligations under the interest rate swap agreements. The company reviews the credit profile of the financial institutions and assesses its creditworthiness prior to entering into the interest rate swap agreements. The interest rate swap agreements typically contain provisions that allow the counterparty to require early settlement in the event that the company becomes insolvent or is unable to maintain compliance with its covenants under its existing debt agreements.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information
	The company operates in three reportable operating segments defined by management reporting structure and operating activities.
	The Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group manufactures, sells, and distributes cooking equipment for the restaurant and institutional kitchen industry. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in California, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Australia, China, Denmark, Italy, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Principal product lines of this group include conveyor ovens, ranges, steamers, convection ovens, combi-ovens, broilers and steam cooking equipment, induction cooking systems, baking and proofing ovens, charbroilers, catering equipment, fryers, toasters, hot food servers, food warming equipment, griddles, coffee and beverage dispensing equipment, professional refrigerators, coldrooms, ice machines, freezers and kitchen processing and ventilation equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Anets, Beech, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Blodgett Range, Bloomfield, Britannia, CTX, Carter-Hoffmann, Celfrost, Concordia, CookTek, Desmon, Doyon, Eswood, Frifri, Giga, Goldstein, Holman, Houno, IMC, Jade, Lang, Lincat, MagiKitch’n, Market Forge, Marsal, Middleby Marshall, MPC, Nieco, Nu-Vu, PerfectFry, Pitco, Southbend, Star, Toastmaster, TurboChef, Viking, Wells and Wunder-Bar.
	The Food Processing Equipment Group manufactures preparation, cooking, packaging food handling and food safety equipment for the food processing industry. This business segment has manufacturing operations in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Australia, France and Germany. Principal product lines of this group include batch ovens, belt ovens, continuous processing ovens, frying systems, automated thermal processing systems, automated loading and unloading systems, meat presses, breading, battering, mixing, water cutting systems, forming, grinding and slicing equipment, food suspension, reduction and emulsion systems, defrosting equipment, packaging and food safety equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names: Alkar, Armor Inox, Auto-Bake, Baker Thermal Solutions, Cozzini, Danfotech, Drake, Maurer-Atmos, MP Equipment, RapidPak, Spooner Vicars and Stewart Systems.
	The Residential Kitchen Equipment Group manufactures, sells and distributes kitchen equipment for the residential market. This business segment has manufacturing facilities in Mississippi and Wisconsin. Principal product lines of this group are ranges, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, cooktops and outdoor equipment. These products are sold and marketed under the brand names of Brigade, Jade, TurboChef, U-Line and Viking.
	The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker evaluates individual segment performance based on operating income. Management believes that intersegment sales are made at established arm's length transfer prices.
	Net Sales Summary
	(dollars in thousands)
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15				29-Mar-14
		Sales		Percent		Sales			Percent
	Business Segments:
	Commercial Foodservice	$	262,216	64.5	%	$	234,050		62.8	%
	Food Processing	69,819		17.2		75,586			20.3
	Residential Kitchen	74,561		18.3		62,842			16.9
	Total	$	406,596	100	%	$	372,478		100	%
	The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments(1) (in thousands):
		Commercial		Food Processing			Residential Kitchen			Corporate			Total
		Foodservice								and Other(2)
	Three Months Ended April 4, 2015
	Net sales	$	262,216	$	69,819		$	74,561		$	—		$	406,596
	Income (loss) from operations	63,726		13,310			4,941			(15,397		)	66,580
	Depreciation and amortization expense	5,266		1,437			4,129			400			11,232
	Net capital expenditures	4,624		355			1,060			78			6,117
	Total assets	$	1,117,585	$	309,829		$	635,388		$	80,034		$	2,142,836
	Three Months Ended March 29, 2014
	Net sales	$	234,050	$	75,586		$	62,842		$	—		$	372,478
	Income (loss) from operations	54,962		12,122			207			(11,358		)	55,933
	Depreciation and amortization expense	4,884		2,121			3,091			425			10,521
	Net capital expenditures	2,243		449			539			—			3,231
	Total assets	$	1,020,845	$	308,442		$	491,465		$	95,090		$	1,915,842
	(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)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.
	Geographic Information
	Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):
		4-Apr-15		29-Mar-14
	United States and Canada	$	129,397	$	115,537
	Asia	13,727		5,156
	Europe and Middle East	22,596		16,291
	Latin America	1,473		1,930
	Total international	$	37,796	$	23,377
		$	167,193	$	138,914
	Net sales (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15		29-Mar-14
	United States and Canada	$	296,484	$	259,100
	Asia	48,529		33,806
	Europe and Middle East	42,984		59,805
	Latin America	18,599		19,767
	Total international	$	110,112	$	113,378
		$	406,596	$	372,478

Employee_Retirement_Plans

Employee Retirement Plans	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Employee Retirement Plans	Employee Retirement Plans
	(a)	Pension Plans
	The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2002, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2002 upon reaching retirement age. The employees participating in the defined benefit plan were enrolled in a newly established 401K savings plan on July 1, 2002, further described below.
	The company maintains a non-contributory defined benefit plan for its employees at the Smithville, Tennessee facility, which was acquired as part of the Star acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 1, 2008, and no further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 1, 2008 upon reaching retirement age.
	The company maintains a defined benefit plan for its employees at the Wrexham, the United Kingdom facility, which was acquired as part of the Lincat acquisition. Benefits are determined based upon retirement age and years of service with the company. This defined benefit plan was frozen on April 30, 2010 prior to Middleby’s acquisition of the company. No further benefits accrue to the participants beyond this date. Plan participants will receive or continue to receive payments for benefits earned on or prior to April 30, 2010 upon reaching retirement age.
	The company also maintains a retirement benefit agreement with its Chairman. The retirement benefits are based upon a percentage of the Chairman’s final base salary.
	(b)	401K Savings Plans
	The company maintains two separate defined contribution 401K savings plans covering all employees in the United States. These two plans separately cover the union employees at the Elgin, Illinois facility and all other remaining union and non-union employees in the United States. The company makes profit sharing contributions to the various plans in accordance with the requirements of the plan. Profit sharing contributions for the Elgin Union 401K savings plans are made in accordance with the agreement.

Acquisition_Integration_Initia

Acquisition Integration Initiatives	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Acquisition Integration Initiatives
	15)	Acquisition Integration Initiatives
	In conjunction with the purchase of Viking on December 31, 2012, the company has taken actions to improve the operations of Viking. In the first quarter of 2015, the company took additional actions related to the operations of the distribution operations of Viking (Viking Distributors 2013 and Viking Distributors 2014), purchased in 2013 and 2014. These combined initiatives included organizational restructuring and headcount reductions, consolidation and disposition of certain facilities and business operations and discontinuation of certain products. During the three months ended April 4, 2015, the company recorded expense in the amount of $4.6 million for these initiatives, which is reflected in the general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings for such period. The costs and corresponding reserve balances are summarized as follows (in thousands):
			Severance/Benefits			Inventory/Product		Facilities/Operations			Other			Total
	Balance as of January 3, 2015		$	147		$	—	$	—		$	37		$	184
	Expenses		297			—		4,307			(4		)	4,600
	Payments		(217		)	—		(201		)	(4		)	(422		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015		$	227		$	—	$	4,106		$	29		$	4,362

Sub_Event_Notes

Sub Event (Notes)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Event
	On April 7, 2015, subsequent to the end of the first quarter, the company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the High Speed Slicing business unit of Marel, Inc. ("Thurne"). Thurne is an industry leader in high speed slicers and slicing systems for the food processing industy located in Norwich, the United Kingdom. Thurne has annual revenues of approximately $15.0 million.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation
	A)	Basis of Presentation
	The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by The Middleby Corporation (the "company" or “Middleby”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial statements are unaudited and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the company's 2014 Form 10-K. The company’s interim results are not necessarily indicative of future full year results for the fiscal year 2015.
	In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015, the results of operations for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 and cash flows for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are not limited to, 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. Actual results could differ from the company's estimates.
Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation
	B)	Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation
	The company estimates the fair value of market-based stock awards and stock options at the time of grant and recognizes compensation cost over the vesting period of the awards and options. Non-cash share-based compensation expense was $2.0 million and $1.9 million for the first quarter periods ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively.
Income Tax Contingencies
	C)	Income Taxes
	As of January 3, 2015, the total amount of liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes was approximately $12.5 million (of which $12.2 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized) plus approximately $1.7 million of accrued interest and $3.0 million of penalties. The company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of April 4, 2015, the company recognized a tax expense of $0.7 million for unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax exposures.
	It is reasonably possible that the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits associated with state, federal and foreign tax positions may decrease over the next twelve months due to expiration of a statute or completion of an audit. The company believes that it is reasonably possible that approximately $0.5 million of its currently remaining unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized over the next twelve months as a result of lapses of statutes of limitations.
	A summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in the company’s major tax jurisdictions are:
	United States - federal	2012 – 2014
	United States - states	2005 – 2014
	Australia	2011 – 2014
	Brazil	2010 – 2014
	Canada	2009 – 2014
	China	2005 – 2014
	Czech Republic	2013 – 2014
	Denmark	2011 – 2014
	France	2011 – 2014
	Germany	2012 – 2014
	India	2013 – 2014
	Italy	2010 – 2014
	Luxembourg	2011 – 2014
	Mexico	2010 – 2014
	Philippines	2012 – 2014
	South Korea	2010 – 2011
	Spain	2009 – 2014
	Taiwan	2008 – 2012
	United Kingdom	2011 – 2014
Fair Value Measures
	D)	Fair Value Measures
	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:
	Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions.
	The company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):
		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value		Total
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	As of April 4, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,940	$	1,115	$	—	$	29,055
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	1,609	$	—	$	1,609
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	9,269	$	9,269
	As of January 3, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,647	$	1,234	$	—	$	28,881
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	810	$	—	$	810
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	14,558	$	14,558

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Income Tax Examinations	A summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in the company’s major tax jurisdictions are:
	United States - federal	2012 – 2014
	United States - states	2005 – 2014
	Australia	2011 – 2014
	Brazil	2010 – 2014
	Canada	2009 – 2014
	China	2005 – 2014
	Czech Republic	2013 – 2014
	Denmark	2011 – 2014
	France	2011 – 2014
	Germany	2012 – 2014
	India	2013 – 2014
	Italy	2010 – 2014
	Luxembourg	2011 – 2014
	Mexico	2010 – 2014
	Philippines	2012 – 2014
	South Korea	2010 – 2011
	Spain	2009 – 2014
	Taiwan	2008 – 2012
	United Kingdom	2011 – 2014
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	The company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy are as follows (in thousands):
		Fair Value		Fair Value		Fair Value		Total
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	As of April 4, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,940	$	1,115	$	—	$	29,055
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	1,609	$	—	$	1,609
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	9,269	$	9,269
	As of January 3, 2015
	Financial Assets:
	Pension plans	$	27,647	$	1,234	$	—	$	28,881
	Financial Liabilities:
	Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	810	$	—	$	810
	Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	14,558	$	14,558

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco1

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	The following pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional interest expense to fund the acquisition, amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisition, and the effects of adjustments made to the carrying value of certain assets (in thousands, except per share data):
		April 4, 2015			March 29, 2014
	Net sales	$	408,934		$	405,100
	Net earnings	38,525			36,633
	Net earnings per share:
	Basic	0.68			0.65
	Diluted	0.68			0.65
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Feb 10, 2015
	Current assets	$	455
	Property, plant and equipment	201
	Goodwill	3,012
	Other intangibles	2,027
	Current liabilities	(195		)
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	5,500
Desmon [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Jan 7, 2015
	Cash	$	441
	Current deferred tax asset	535
	Current assets	8,639
	Property, plant and equipment	7,989
	Goodwill	7,175
	Other intangibles	3,129
	Current liabilities	(8,668		)
	Long-term deferred tax liability	(2,389		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(2,463		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	14,388
	Contingent consideration	2,416
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	16,804
PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the PES acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Mar 31, 2014			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Mar 31, 2014
	Current assets	$	2,211		$	(153	)	$	2,058
	Property, plant and equipment	3,493			—			3,493
	Goodwill	10,792			332			11,124
	Other intangibles	1,600			18			1,618
	Other assets	21			(21		)	—
	Current liabilities	(816		)	—			(816		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(2,301		)	(176		)	(2,477		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	15,000		$	—		$	15,000
	Contingent consideration	2,301			176			2,477
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	17,301		$	176		$	17,477
Viking Range Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the Viking acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Dec 31, 2012			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Dec 31, 2012
	Cash	$	6,900		$	(121	)	$	6,779
	Current assets	40,794			(2,385		)	38,409
	Property, plant and equipment	76,693			(20,446		)	56,247
	Goodwill	144,833			(32,752		)	112,081
	Other intangibles	152,500			44,500			197,000
	Other assets	12,604			865			13,469
	Current liabilities	(52,202		)	(886		)	(53,088		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(2,386		)	(1		)	(2,387		)
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	379,736		$	(11,226	)	$	368,510
Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	for the Viking Distributors 2013 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Jun 29, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jun 29, 2013
	Current assets	$	21,390		$	(3,599	)	$	17,791
	Property, plant and equipment	1,318			—			1,318
	Goodwill	1,709			3,599			5,308
	Current liabilities	(804		)	—			(804		)
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	23,613		$	—		$	23,613
	Forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking	(8,697		)	—			(8,697		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	14,916		$	—		$	14,916
Celfrost [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the Celfrost acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Oct 15, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Oct 15, 2013
	Current assets	$	5,638		$	(124	)	$	5,514
	Property, plant and equipment	182			—			182
	Goodwill	5,943			1,718			7,661
	Other intangibles	4,333			—			4,333
	Other assets	4			—			4
	Current liabilities	(3,979		)	(1,594		)	(5,573		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(875		)	—			(875		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	11,246		$	—		$	11,246
	Deferred payments	1,067			—			1,067
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	12,313		$	—		$	12,313
Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the Wunder-Bar acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Dec 17, 2013			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Dec 17, 2013
	Cash	$	857		$	—		$	857
	Current deferred tax asset	50			188			238
	Current assets	13,127			656			13,783
	Property, plant and equipment	1,735			(312		)	1,423
	Goodwill	45,056			(3,251		)	41,805
	Other intangibles	30,000			3,060			33,060
	Other assets	—			290			290
	Current liabilities	(5,013		)	865			(4,148		)
	Long-term deferred tax liability	(10,811		)	(1,280		)	(12,091		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(1		)	(365		)	(366		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	75,000		$	(149	)	$	74,851
	Additional assets acquired post closing	—			848			848
	Deferred payments	—			586			586
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	75,000		$	1,285		$	76,285
Market Forge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the Market Forge acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Jan 7, 2014			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jan 7, 2014
	Current assets	$	2,051		$	(100	)	$	1,951
	Property, plant and equipment	120			—			120
	Goodwill	5,252			654			5,906
	Other intangibles	4,191			—			4,191
	Current liabilities	(4,374		)	(554		)	(4,928		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	7,240		$	—		$	7,240
	Deferred payments	3,000			—			3,000
	Contingent consideration	1,374			126			1,500
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	11,614		$	126		$	11,740
Distributors 2014 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The final allocation of cash paid for the Viking Distributors 2014 acquisition is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Jan 31, 2014			Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Jan 31, 2014
	Current assets	$	35,909		$	(8,101	)	$	27,808
	Property, plant and equipment	2,000			(291		)	1,709
	Goodwill	7,552			8,647			16,199
	Current liabilities	(1,005		)	(255		)	(1,260		)
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	44,456		$	—		$	44,456
	Forgiveness of liabilities owed to Viking	(5,971		)	—			(5,971		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	38,485		$	—		$	38,485
Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Sep 8, 2014			Preliminary Measurement Period Adjustments			(as adjusted) Sep 8, 2014
	Cash	$	345		$	—		$	345
	Current deferred tax asset	—			424			424
	Current assets	3,767			(508		)	3,259
	Goodwill	11,255			(4,604		)	6,651
	Other intangibles	4,500			—			4,500
	Long-term deferred tax asset	—			1,981			1,981
	Current liabilities	(2,296		)	16			(2,280		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(4,710		)	2,611			(2,099		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	12,861		$	(80	)	$	12,781
	Contingent consideration	4,710			(2,611		)	2,099
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	17,571		$	(2,691	)	$	14,880
GoldsteinEswood [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	The following estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional and are based on the information that was available as of the acquisition date to estimate the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
		(as initially reported) Jan 30, 2015
	Current assets	$	8,036
	Property, plant and equipment	8,690
	Goodwill	8,493
	Other intangibles	5,648
	Current liabilities	(1,806		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(1,655		)
	Consideration paid at closing	$	27,406
	Contingent consideration	1,655
	Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	29,061

Other_Comprehensive_Income_Tab

Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income(1) were as follows (in thousands):
		Currency Translation Adjustment			Pension Benefit Costs			Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Interest Rate Swap			Total
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	(24,655	)	$	(6,540	)	$	(236	)	$	(31,431	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(15,791		)	114			471			(15,206		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—			—			(943		)	(943		)
	Net current-period other comprehensive income	$	(15,791	)	$	114		$	(472	)	$	(16,149	)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	(40,446	)	$	(6,426	)	$	(708	)	$	(47,580	)
Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15			29-Mar-14
	Net earnings	$	38,231		$	33,445
	Currency translation adjustment	(15,791		)	1,574
	Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	114			(57		)
	Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	(472		)	264
	Comprehensive income	$	22,082		$	35,226

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Inventory, Current	Inventories at April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015 are as follows:
		4-Apr-15		3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Raw materials and parts	$	136,199	$	126,121
	Work-in-process	21,738		17,828
	Finished goods	118,446		111,827
		$	276,383	$	255,776

Goodwill_Tables

Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill	Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 4, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
		Commercial			Food			Residential Kitchen			Total
		Foodservice			Processing
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	450,890		$	134,512		$	223,089		$	808,491
	Goodwill acquired during the year	18,680			—			—			18,680
	Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	(10		)	63			(275		)	(222		)
	Exchange effect	(4,284		)	(3,391		)	—			(7,675		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	465,276		$	131,184		$	222,814		$	819,274

Accrued_Expenses_Tables

Accrued Expenses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities	Accrued expenses consist of the following:
		4-Apr-15		3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	49,376	$	50,844
	Advanced customer deposits	37,273		20,367
	Accrued warranty	29,541		28,786
	Accrued product liability and workers compensation	14,149		14,582
	Accrued customer rebates	12,757		32,357
	Product recall	11,821		12,125
	Accrued agent commission	10,058		11,207
	Accrued sales and other tax	7,032		7,660
	Accrued professional services	6,999		7,053
	Contingent consideration	6,619		9,200
	Other accrued expenses	27,762		26,404
		$	213,387	$	220,585

Warranty_Costs_Tables

Warranty Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Product Warranty Table Disclosure	A rollforward of the warranty reserve is as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15
		(in thousands)
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	28,786
	Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	—
	Warranty expense	11,068
	Warranty claims	(10,313		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	29,541

Financing_Arrangements_Tables

Financing Arrangements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments
		4-Apr-15			3-Jan-15
		(in thousands)
	Senior secured revolving credit line	$	629,000		$	587,500
	Foreign loans	9,760			10,384
	Other debt arrangement	274			283
	Total debt	$	639,034		$	598,167
	Less:  Current maturities of long-term debt	8,926			9,402
	Long-term debt	$	630,108		$	588,765
Carrying Value And Fair Value Of Long Term Debt, Disclosure	The carrying value and estimated aggregate fair value, a level 2 measurement, based primarily on market prices, of debt is as follows (in thousands):
		4-Apr-15					3-Jan-15
		Carrying Value			Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
	Total debt	$	639,034		$	639,034	$	598,167	$	598,167
Schedule of Interest Rate Derivatives	The agreements swap one-month LIBOR for fixed rates. As of April 4, 2015, the company had the following interest rate swaps in effect:
			Fixed
	Notional		Interest	Effective		Maturity
	Amount		Rate	Date		Date
	$25,000,000		2.52%	2/23/11		2/23/16
	$15,000,000		1.19%	9/12/11		9/12/16
	$10,000,000		0.50%	2/11/13		7/11/15
	$15,000,000		0.46%	2/11/13		10/11/15
	$25,000,000		0.64%	2/11/13		8/11/16
	$25,000,000		0.79%	2/11/13		3/11/17
	$25,000,000		0.80%	2/11/13		5/11/17
	$35,000,000		0.88%	2/11/13		7/11/17
	$10,000,000		1.48%	9/11/13		7/11/17
	$15,000,000		0.92%	3/11/14		7/11/17
	$25,000,000		0.95%	3/11/14		7/11/17

Financial_Instruments_Tables

Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Foreign Exchange Transaction	The fair value of the forward and option contracts was a loss of $0.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2015.
	Sell				Purchase				Maturity
	5,600,000		British Pounds		7,666,822		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		British Pounds		13,723,068		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	5,000,000		British Pounds		6,885,156		Euro Dollars		July 3, 2015
	5,500,000		Euro Dollars		5,924,050		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Euro Dollars		10,770,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	4,700,000		Euro Dollars		5,061,900		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	15,000,000		Australian Dollars		11,326,500		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Australian Dollars		7,551,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Australian Dollars		7,558,000		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	7,500,000		Canadian Dollars		5,847,953		US Dollars		July 3, 2015
	10,000,000		Brazilian Real		2,748,763		US Dollars		December 15, 2015
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value	The following tables summarize the company’s fair value of interest rate swaps (in thousands):
		Condensed Consolidated	4-Apr-15			3-Jan-15
		Balance Sheet Presentation
	Fair value	Other non-current liabilities	$	(1,609	)	$	(810	)
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance	The impact on earnings from interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):
			Three Months Ended
		Presentation of Gain/(loss)	4-Apr-15			29-Mar-14
	Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	$	(1,297	)	$	(103	)
	Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	Interest expense	$	(485	)	$	(543	)
	Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	Other expense	$	13		$	31

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Net Sales Summary By Segment	Net Sales Summary
	(dollars in thousands)
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15				29-Mar-14
		Sales		Percent		Sales			Percent
	Business Segments:
	Commercial Foodservice	$	262,216	64.5	%	$	234,050		62.8	%
	Food Processing	69,819		17.2		75,586			20.3
	Residential Kitchen	74,561		18.3		62,842			16.9
	Total	$	406,596	100	%	$	372,478		100	%
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	The following table summarizes the results of operations for the company's business segments(1) (in thousands):
		Commercial		Food Processing			Residential Kitchen			Corporate			Total
		Foodservice								and Other(2)
	Three Months Ended April 4, 2015
	Net sales	$	262,216	$	69,819		$	74,561		$	—		$	406,596
	Income (loss) from operations	63,726		13,310			4,941			(15,397		)	66,580
	Depreciation and amortization expense	5,266		1,437			4,129			400			11,232
	Net capital expenditures	4,624		355			1,060			78			6,117
	Total assets	$	1,117,585	$	309,829		$	635,388		$	80,034		$	2,142,836
	Three Months Ended March 29, 2014
	Net sales	$	234,050	$	75,586		$	62,842		$	—		$	372,478
	Income (loss) from operations	54,962		12,122			207			(11,358		)	55,933
	Depreciation and amortization expense	4,884		2,121			3,091			425			10,521
	Net capital expenditures	2,243		449			539			—			3,231
	Total assets	$	1,020,845	$	308,442		$	491,465		$	95,090		$	1,915,842
	(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)Includes corporate and other general company assets and operations.
Schedule of Entity-Wide Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country	Long-lived assets, not including goodwill and other intangibles (in thousands):
		4-Apr-15		29-Mar-14
	United States and Canada	$	129,397	$	115,537
	Asia	13,727		5,156
	Europe and Middle East	22,596		16,291
	Latin America	1,473		1,930
	Total international	$	37,796	$	23,377
		$	167,193	$	138,914
Schedule of Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services	Net sales (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		4-Apr-15		29-Mar-14
	United States and Canada	$	296,484	$	259,100
	Asia	48,529		33,806
	Europe and Middle East	42,984		59,805
	Latin America	18,599		19,767
	Total international	$	110,112	$	113,378
		$	406,596	$	372,478

Acquisition_Integration_Initia1

Acquisition Integration Initiatives Acquisition Integration Initiatives (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]	The costs and corresponding reserve balances are summarized as follows (in thousands):
		Severance/Benefits			Inventory/Product		Facilities/Operations			Other			Total
	Balance as of January 3, 2015	$	147		$	—	$	—		$	37		$	184
	Expenses	297			—		4,307			(4		)	4,600
	Payments	(217		)	—		(201		)	(4		)	(422		)
	Balance as of April 4, 2015	$	227		$	—	$	4,106		$	29		$	4,362

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Non-cash share-based compensation expense	$2,029,000	$1,938,000
Unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes			12,500,000
Unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes of which would impact the effective tax rate if recognized			12,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest			1,700,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, penalties			3,000,000
Recognized Tax Expense	700,000
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that may be recognized over the next twelve months	500,000
Interest paid	3,300,000	3,700,000
Income tax payments	16,100,000	6,800,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross	100,704
Grant date fair value	$10,900,000

Financial_Assets_and_Liabiliti

Financial Assets and Liabilities that are Measured At Fair Value and are Categorized Using Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Pension Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	$29,055	$28,881
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	1,609	810
Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	9,269	14,558
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Pension Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	27,940	27,647
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Pension Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	1,115	1,234
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	1,609	810
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Pension Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities	$9,269	$14,558

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco2

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Additional Information (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Sep. 08, 2014

Mar. 29, 2014

Nov. 05, 2014

Jan. 07, 2015

Jan. 30, 2015

Oct. 15, 2013

Jan. 07, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 04, 2015

Jun. 29, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

Jan. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 10, 2015

Jun. 28, 2013

Concordia [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combinations, Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards

$3,500,000

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

12,500,000

0

Long-term tax asset

1,981,000

Other intangibles

4,500,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

2,100,000

Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital

100,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

14,880,000

Concordia [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

0

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

-2,691,000

Concordia [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term tax asset

0

Other intangibles

4,500,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

17,571,000

Concordia [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

1,600,000

Concordia [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

500,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current

400,000

Long-term tax asset

2,000,000

Concordia [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

800,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Concordia [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

700,000

Concordia [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

3,000,000

ULine [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

-13,095,000

Business Combinations, Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards

3,800,000

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

0

142,000,000

Other intangibles

89,226,000

Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital

300,000

ULine [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

0

Other intangibles

-275,000

ULine [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

-13,095,000

Other intangibles

89,501,000

ULine [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

17,500,000

ULine [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

13,100,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

1,300,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current

700,000

ULine [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

17,500,000

ULine [Member] | Trade Names [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

7 years

ULine [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

40,000,000

Desmon [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combinations, Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards

200,000

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

14,400,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

2,400,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

16,804,000

Desmon [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

2,389,000

Other intangibles

3,129,000

Desmon [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

1,000,000

Desmon [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

2,400,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

1,100,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current

500,000

Desmon [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Desmon [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

700,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

4 years

Desmon [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Desmon [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

2,200,000

GoldsteinEswood [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

27,400,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

1,700,000

GoldsteinEswood [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

5,648,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

29,061,000

GoldsteinEswood [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

GoldsteinEswood [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

1,400,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

4 years

GoldsteinEswood [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

GoldsteinEswood [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

4,000,000

Market Forge [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

7,000,000

Business Acquisition, Additional Payment Due

200,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

1,500,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

11,740,000

Payments for Previous Acquisition

3,000,000

Market Forge [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

126,000

Market Forge [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

11,614,000

Market Forge [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Market Forge [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

1,100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

4 years

Market Forge [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

200,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Market Forge [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

2,900,000

Viking Range Corporation [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

361,700,000

Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital

11,200,000

Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

2,000,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

44,000,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

6 years

Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

151,000,000

Distributors [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

23,600,000

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

-8,697,000

Distributors [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

0

Distributors [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

-8,697,000

Celfrost [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

11,200,000

Other intangibles

4,333,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

12,313,000

AdditonalPaymentstoAcquireBusinessses

400,000

DeferredPaymentstoAcquireBusinesses

700,000

Celfrost [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

0

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

0

Celfrost [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

4,333,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

12,313,000

Celfrost [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Celfrost [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

1,900,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

7 years

Celfrost [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

2,300,000

Wunder-Bar [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

-12,091,000

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

74,100,000

Other intangibles

33,060,000

Business Combination, Provisional Information Adjustment, Working Capital

100,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

76,285,000

BusinessCombinationsAdditionalAssetsPurchased

800,000

AdditonalPaymentstoAcquireBusinessses

600,000

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

-1,280,000

Other intangibles

3,060,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

1,285,000

Wunder-Bar [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

10,811,000

Other intangibles

30,000,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

75,000,000

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

12,100,000

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Book and Tax Basis Difference [Member] | Tangible Assets And Liability Accounts [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Long-term deferred tax liability

12,100,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net

200,000

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Asset, Current

200,000

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

200,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

20,200,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

14 years

Wunder-Bar [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

12,700,000

Distributors 2014 [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

44,500,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

44,456,000

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

-5,971,000

Distributors 2014 [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

0

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

0

Distributors 2014 [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

44,456,000

Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness

-5,971,000

PES [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

15,000,000

Other intangibles

1,618,000

Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability

2,500,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

17,477,000

PES [Member] | Measurement Period Adjustments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

18,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

176,000

PES [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

1,600,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

17,301,000

PES [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Food Processing

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

PES [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Food Processing

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

1,000,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

PES [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Food Processing

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

600,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Marsal [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

5,500,000

Marsal [Member] | as initially reported

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

2,027,000

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed

5,500,000

Marsal [Member] | Backlog [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

3 months

Marsal [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

500,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

4 years

Marsal [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

100,000

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

5 years

Marsal [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Other intangibles

$1,300,000

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco3

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Viking Acquisition (Details) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Viking Range Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			6,779
Current assets			38,409
Property, plant and equipment			56,247
Goodwill			112,081
Other intangibles			197,000
Other asset			13,469
Current liabilities			-53,088
Other non-current liabilities			-2,387
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			368,510
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Viking Range Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			-121
Current assets			-2,385
Property, plant and equipment			-20,446
Goodwill			-32,752
Other intangibles			44,500
Other asset			865
Current liabilities			-886
Other non-current liabilities			-1
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			-11,226
as initially reported | Viking Range Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			6,900
Current assets			40,794
Property, plant and equipment			76,693
Goodwill			144,833
Other intangibles			152,500
Other asset			12,604
Current liabilities			-52,202
Other non-current liabilities			-2,386
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$379,736

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco4

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Distributors Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jun. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			17,791
Property, plant and equipment			1,318
Goodwill			5,308
Current liabilities			-804
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			23,613
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness			-8,697
Consideration paid at closing			14,916
as initially reported | Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			21,390
Property, plant and equipment			1,318
Goodwill			1,709
Current liabilities			-804
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			23,613
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness			-8,697
Consideration paid at closing			14,916
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Distributors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			-3,599
Property, plant and equipment			0
Goodwill			3,599
Current liabilities			0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			0
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness			0
Consideration paid at closing			$0

Estimated_Fair_Values_of_Asset

Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Celfrost Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Oct. 15, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Celfrost [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			5,514
Property, plant and equipment			182
Goodwill			7,661
Other intangibles			4,333
Other asset			4
Current liabilities			5,573
Other non-current liabilities			875
Consideration paid at closing			11,246
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			1,067
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			12,313
Celfrost [Member] | as initially reported
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			5,638
Property, plant and equipment			182
Goodwill			5,943
Other intangibles			4,333
Other asset			4
Current liabilities			-3,979
Other non-current liabilities			-875
Consideration paid at closing			11,246
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			1,067
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			12,313
Celfrost [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			-124
Property, plant and equipment			0
Goodwill			1,718
Other intangibles			0
Other asset			0
Current liabilities			1,594
Other non-current liabilities			0
Consideration paid at closing			0
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$0

Estimated_Fair_Values_of_Asset1

Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Wunder Bar Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 17, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			857
Current deferred tax asset			238
Current assets			13,783
Property, plant and equipment			1,423
Goodwill			41,805
Other intangibles			33,060
Other asset			290
Current liabilities			4,148
Long-term deferred tax liability			-12,091
Other non-current liabilities			366
Consideration paid at closing			74,851
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			586
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			76,285
as initially reported | Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			857
Current deferred tax asset			50
Current assets			13,127
Property, plant and equipment			1,735
Goodwill			45,056
Other intangibles			30,000
Other asset			0
Current liabilities			-5,013
Long-term deferred tax liability			10,811
Other non-current liabilities			-1
Consideration paid at closing			75,000
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			0
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			75,000
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Wunder-Bar [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			0
Current deferred tax asset			188
Current assets			656
Property, plant and equipment			-312
Goodwill			-3,251
Other intangibles			3,060
Other asset			290
Current liabilities			-865
Long-term deferred tax liability			-1,280
Other non-current liabilities			365
Consideration paid at closing			-149
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			586
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$1,285

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco5

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Market Forge Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 07, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	6,619	9,200
Market Forge [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			1,951
Property, plant and equipment			120
Goodwill			5,906
Other intangibles			4,191
Current liabilities			4,928
Consideration paid at closing			7,240
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			3,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			1,500
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			11,740
Market Forge [Member] | as initially reported
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			2,051
Property, plant and equipment			120
Goodwill			5,252
Other intangibles			4,191
Current liabilities			4,374
Consideration paid at closing			7,240
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			3,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			1,374
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			11,614
Market Forge [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			-100
Property, plant and equipment			0
Goodwill			654
Other intangibles			0
Current liabilities			554
Consideration paid at closing			0
Business Acquisition, Deferred Payments			0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			126
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$126

Estimated_Fair_Values_of_Asset2

Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Distributors 2014 Acquisition (Details) (Distributors 2014 [Member], USD $)	Jan. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	$27,808
Property, plant and equipment	1,709
Goodwill	16,199
Current liabilities	1,260
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	44,456
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness	-5,971
Consideration paid at closing	38,485
as initially reported
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	35,909
Property, plant and equipment	2,000
Goodwill	7,552
Current liabilities	1,005
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	44,456
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness	-5,971
Consideration paid at closing	38,485
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	-8,101
Property, plant and equipment	-291
Goodwill	8,647
Current liabilities	255
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed	0
Business Combinations, Preexisting Relationship, Liability Forgiveness	0
Consideration paid at closing	$0

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco6

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for PES Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 08, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	$6,619	$9,200
PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			2,058
Property, plant and equipment			3,493
Goodwill			11,124
Other intangibles			1,618
Other asset			0
Current liabilities			816
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other			2,477
Consideration paid at closing			15,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			2,477
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			17,477
as initially reported | PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			2,211
Property, plant and equipment			3,493
Goodwill			10,792
Other intangibles			1,600
Other asset			21
Current liabilities			816
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other			-2,301
Consideration paid at closing			15,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			2,301
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			17,301
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | PES [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			-153
Property, plant and equipment			0
Goodwill			332
Other intangibles			18
Other asset			-21
Current liabilities			0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other			176
Consideration paid at closing				0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration				176
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed				$176

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco7

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Concordia Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Sep. 08, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	$6,619	$9,200
Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			345
Current deferred tax asset			424
Current assets			3,259
Goodwill			6,651
Other intangibles			4,500
Long-term tax asset			1,981
Current liabilities			2,280
Other non-current liabilities			-2,099
Consideration paid at closing			12,781
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			2,099
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			14,880
as initially reported | Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			345
Current deferred tax asset			0
Current assets			3,767
Goodwill			11,255
Other intangibles			4,500
Long-term tax asset			0
Current liabilities			2,296
Other non-current liabilities			-4,710
Consideration paid at closing			12,861
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			4,710
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			17,571
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | Concordia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			0
Current deferred tax asset			424
Current assets			-508
Goodwill			-4,604
Other intangibles			0
Current liabilities			-16
Other non-current liabilities			2,611
Consideration paid at closing			-80
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			-2,611
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			($2,691)

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco8

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for U-Line Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Nov. 05, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
ULine [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			12,764
Current deferred tax asset			657
Current assets			12,237
Property, plant and equipment			3,376
Other intangibles			89,226
Goodwill			57,500
Current liabilities			6,032
Long-term deferred tax liability			-13,095
Other non-current liabilities			2,111
Consideration paid at closing			154,522
as initially reported | ULine [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			12,764
Current deferred tax asset			657
Current assets			12,237
Property, plant and equipment			3,376
Other intangibles			89,501
Goodwill			57,500
Current liabilities			6,032
Long-term deferred tax liability			-13,095
Other non-current liabilities			-2,111
Consideration paid at closing			154,797
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] | ULine [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			0
Current deferred tax asset			0
Current assets			0
Property, plant and equipment			0
Other intangibles			-275
Goodwill			0
Current liabilities			0
Long-term deferred tax liability			0
Other non-current liabilities			0
Consideration paid at closing			($275)

Acquisitions_and_Purchase_Acco9

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Desmon Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 07, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	6,619	9,200
Desmon [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration paid at closing			14,388
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			2,416
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			16,804
as initially reported | Desmon [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			441
Current deferred tax asset			535
Current assets			8,639
Property, plant and equipment			7,989
Goodwill			7,175
Other intangibles			3,129
Current liabilities			-8,668
Long-term deferred tax liability			2,389
Other non-current liabilities			($2,463)

Recovered_Sheet1

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Goldstein Eswood Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration	6,619	9,200
as initially reported | GoldsteinEswood [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			8,036
Property, plant and equipment			8,690
Goodwill			8,493
Other intangibles			5,648
Current liabilities			-1,806
Other non-current liabilities			-1,655
Consideration paid at closing			27,406
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration			1,655
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$29,061

Recovered_Sheet2

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed for Marsal Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Feb. 10, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$819,274	$808,491
as initially reported | Marsal [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets			455
Property, plant and equipment			201
Goodwill			3,012
Other intangibles			2,027
Current liabilities			-195
Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed			$5,500

Recovered_Sheet3

Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting - Pro Forma Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$408,934	$405,100
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$38,525	$36,633
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	$0.68	$0.65
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$0.68	$0.65

Other_Comprehensive_Income_Cha

Other Comprehensive Income Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) [Line Items]
Currency Translation Adjustment	($15,791)	$1,574
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-31,431
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	-15,206
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	114	57
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	-943
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	-16,149
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-47,580
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) [Line Items]
Currency Translation Adjustment	-15,791
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-24,655
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	-15,791
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-40,446
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-6,540
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	-114
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	114
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-6,426
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	-236
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	471
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, current period, net of tax	-943
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	-472
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	($708)

Other_Comprehensive_Income_Com

Other Comprehensive Income Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Net earnings	$38,231	$33,445
Currency Translation Adjustment	-15,791	1,574
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax	-114	-57
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax	-472	264
Comprehensive income	$22,082	$35,226

Inventories_Additional_Informa

Inventories Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
LIFO Method Related Items [Abstract]
Inventory under the LIFO method	$31.40	$30.20
Percentage of LIFO inventory to total inventory	11.40%	11.80%

Inventories_Inventories_Detail

Inventories Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials and parts	$136,199	$126,121
Work-in-process	21,738	17,828
Finished goods	118,446	111,827
Inventory, Gross, Total	$276,383	$255,776

Changes_in_Carrying_Amount_of_

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	$808,491
Goodwill acquired during the year	18,680
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	-222
Exchange effect	-7,675
Balance end of period	819,274
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	450,890
Goodwill acquired during the year	18,680
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	-10
Exchange effect	-4,284
Balance end of period	465,276
Food Processing
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	134,512
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	63
Exchange effect	-3,391
Balance end of period	131,184
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance beginning of period	223,089
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year	-275
Exchange effect	0
Balance end of period	$222,814

Accrued_Expenses_Details

Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$49,376	$50,844
Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Current	29,541	28,786
Advanced customer deposits	37,273	20,367
Accrued warranty	29,541	28,786
Accrued product liability and workers compensation	14,149	14,582
Product Liability Contingency, Loss Exposure in Excess of Accrual, High Estimate	11,821	12,125
Accrued customer rebates	12,757	32,357
Accrued agent commission	10,058	11,207
Accrued professional services	6,619	9,200
Accrued professional services	6,999	7,053
Sales and Excise Tax Payable, Current	7,032	7,660
Other accrued expenses	27,762	26,404
Accrued expenses	$213,387	$220,585

Rollforward_of_Warranty_Reserv

Rollforward of Warranty Reserve (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015
Disclosure Rollforward Of Warranty Reserve [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$28,786
Warranty reserve related to acquisitions	0
Warranty expense	11,068
Warranty claims	-10,313
Ending balance	$29,541

LongTerm_Debt_Details

Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit line	$629,000	$587,500
Other Long-term Debt	274	283
Total debt	639,034	598,167
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	8,926	9,402
Long-term debt	630,108	588,765
Foreign
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Foreign loans	$9,760	$10,384

Carrying_Value_and_Estimated_A

Carrying Value and Estimated Aggregate Fair Value of Debt (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Disclosure Carrying Value And Estimated Aggregate Fair Value Of Debt [Abstract]
Carrying Value	$639,034	$598,167
Fair Value	$639,034	$598,167

Interest_Rate_Swaps_in_Effect_

Interest Rate Swaps in Effect (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015
Interest Rate Swap 1
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	2.52%
Derivative, Inception Date	23-Feb-11
Maturity	23-Feb-16
Derivative, Notional Amount	$25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 2
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	1.19%
Derivative, Inception Date	12-Sep-11
Maturity	12-Sep-16
Derivative, Notional Amount	15,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 3
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.50%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-Jul-15
Derivative, Notional Amount	10,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 4
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.46%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-Oct-15
Derivative, Notional Amount	15,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 5
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.64%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-Aug-16
Derivative, Notional Amount	25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 6
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.79%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-Mar-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 7
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.80%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-May-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 8
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.88%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Feb-13
Maturity	11-Jul-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	35,000,000
Interest Rate Swap 9 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	1.48%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Sep-13
Maturity	11-Jul-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	10,000,000
interest rate swap 10 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.92%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Mar-14
Maturity	11-Jul-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	15,000,000
interest rate swap 11 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Fixed Interest Rate	0.95%
Derivative, Inception Date	11-Mar-14
Maturity	11-Jul-17
Derivative, Notional Amount	$25,000,000

Financing_Arrangements_Additio

Financing Arrangements Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	$1,000,000,000
Credit facility, outstanding	629,000,000	587,500,000
Letter of credit, outstanding	9,600,000
Credit facility, remaining	361,400,000
Credit facility, additional interest rate above LIBOR	1.50%
Credit facility, average interest rate	1.65%
Variable commitment fee	0.25%
Term loan, amount	639,034,000	598,167,000
Indebtedness to EBITDA ratio	0
EBITDA to fixed charges ratio	0
Houno A/S
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	3,500,000
Credit facility, outstanding	2,500,000
Credit facility, additional interest rate above LIBOR	1.25%
Term loan, amount	1,000,000
Credit facility, interest rate	2.80%
Term loan, interest rate	4.55%
Debt Instrument Maturity Year	2022
Giga Grandi Cucine Srl
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	900,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	3.90%
Celfrost [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	0.0125
Credit facility, amount	2,100,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	10.50%
Cozzini Inc [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	0.015
Credit facility, amount	3,100,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	12.60%
Desmon [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	200,000
Credit facility, outstanding	100,000
Term loan, amount	$100,000
Credit facility, interest rate	0.50%
Term loan, interest rate	6.92%

Forward_and_Option_Purchase_Co

Forward and Option Purchase Contracts Outstanding (Details)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Apr. 04, 2015

Currency, British Pound Sterling

Currency, British Pound Sterling

Currency, British Pound Sterling

Currency, Euro

Currency, Euro

Currency, Euro

Currency, Euro

Currency, Euro

Currency, Euro

Australia, Dollars

Australia, Dollars

Australia, Dollars

Australia, Dollars

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Currency, U.S. Dollar

Canada, Dollars

Brazil, Brazil Real

Derivative Instrument 1

Derivative Instrument 2

Derivative Instrument 3

Derivative Instrument 1

Derivative Instrument 2

Derivative Instrument 3

Derivative Instrument 4

Derivative Instrument 5

Derivative Instrument 6

EUR (€)

Derivative Instrument 7

Derivative Instrument 8

Derivative Instrument 9

Derivative Instrument 4

Derivative Instrument 5

Derivative Instrument 6

Derivative Instrument 7

Derivative Instrument 8

Derivative Instrument 9

Derivative Instrument 10

Derivative Instrument 11

Derivative Instrument 10

Derivative Instrument 11

GBP (£)

GBP (£)

GBP (£)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

EUR (€)

Derivative [Line Items]

Derivative, Notional Amount

£ 5,600,000

£ 10,000,000

£ 5,000,000

€ 7,666,822

€ 13,723,068

€ 6,885,156

€ 5,500,000

€ 10,000,000

€ 4,700,000

€ 10,000,000

€ 15,000,000

€ 10,000,000

$5,924,050

$10,770,000

$5,061,900

$11,326,500

$7,551,000

$7,558,000

$5,847,953

$2,748,763

€ 7,500,000

€ 10,000,000

Maturity

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

3-Jul-15

15-Dec-15

Summary_of_Fair_Value_of_Inter

Summary of Fair Value of Interest Rate Swaps (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], Other Noncurrent Liabilities, USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value	($1,609)	($810)

Impact_on_Earnings_from_Intere

Impact on Earnings from Interest Rate Swaps (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014
Other Comprehensive Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	($1,297)	($103)
Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (effective portion)	-485	-543
Other Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)	$13	$31

Financial_Instruments_Addition

Financial Instruments Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swaps liability	$1.60
Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Loss in fair value of interest rate swaps	0.5
Foreign Exchange Forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	($0.20)

Net_Sales_Summary_Details

Net Sales Summary (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$406,596	[1]	$372,478	[1]
Percent	100.00%		100.00%
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	262,216		234,050
Percent	64.50%		62.80%
Food Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	69,819		75,586
Percent	17.20%		20.30%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$74,561		$62,842
Percent	18.30%		16.90%
[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.

Summary_of_Results_of_Operatio

Summary of Results of Operations for Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014		Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$406,596	[1]	$372,478	[1]
Income from operations	66,580		55,933
Depreciation and amortization expense	11,232		10,521
Net capital expenditures	6,117		3,231
Total assets	2,142,836		1,915,842		2,066,131
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	262,216		234,050
Income from operations	63,726		54,962
Depreciation and amortization expense	5,266		4,884
Net capital expenditures	4,624		2,243
Total assets	1,117,585		1,020,845
Food Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	69,819		75,586
Income from operations	13,310		12,122
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,437		2,121
Net capital expenditures	355		449
Total assets	309,829		308,442
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	74,561		62,842
Income from operations	4,941		207
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,129		3,091
Net capital expenditures	1,060		539
Total assets	635,388		491,465
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0
Income from operations	-15,397		-11,358
Depreciation and amortization expense	400		425
Net capital expenditures	78		0
Total assets	$80,034		$95,090
[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.

LongLived_Assets_by_Major_Geog

Long-Lived Assets by Major Geographic Region (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 04, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$167,193	$138,914
United States and Canada
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	129,397		115,537
Asia
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	13,727		5,156
Europe and Middle East
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	22,596		16,291
Latin America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	1,473		1,930
Total International
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$37,796	$23,377

Net_Sales_by_Major_Geographic_

Net Sales by Major Geographic Region (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	$406,596	[1]	$372,478	[1]
United States and Canada
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	296,484		259,100
Asia
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	48,529		33,806
Europe and Middle East
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	42,984		59,805
Latin America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	18,599		19,767
Total International
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net sales	$110,112		$113,378
[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.

Employee_Retirement_Plans_Addi

Employee Retirement Plans Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015
	plan
Disclosure Employee Retirement Plans Additional Information [Abstract]
Number of defined contribution 401K savings plans	2

Acquisition_Integration_Initia2

Acquisition Integration Initiatives (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 04, 2015
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 3, 2015	$184
Payments	422
Balance as of April 4, 2015	4,362
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 3, 2015	147
Expenses	297
Payments	217
Balance as of April 4, 2015	227
Inventory and Product [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 3, 2015	0
Expenses	0
Payments	0
Balance as of April 4, 2015	0
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 3, 2015	0
Expenses	4,307
Payments	201
Balance as of April 4, 2015	4,106
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of January 3, 2015	37
Expenses	-4
Payments	4
Balance as of April 4, 2015	29
Viking Range Corporation [Member] | Residential Kitchen [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Expenses	$4,600

Sub_Event_Details

Sub Event (Details) (Thurne [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 07, 2015
Thurne [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period	$15