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Net Sales Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 | Jul. 02, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jul. 02, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 260,040 | [1] | $ 210,855 | [1] | $ 488,863 | [1] | $ 393,427 | [1]
Percent | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Commercial Foodservice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 196,546 | [1] | 178,271 | [1] | 374,816 | [1] | 332,004 | [1]
Percent | 75.60% |  | 84.50% |  | 76.70% |  | 84.40% |
Food Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 63,494 | [1] | $ 32,584 | [1] | $ 114,047 | [1] | $ 61,423 | [1]
Percent | 24.40% |  | 15.50% |  | 23.30% |  | 15.60% |
[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.

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