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Net Sales Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011 | Sep. 29, 2012 | Oct. 01, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 257,699 | [1] | $ 218,720 | [1] | $ 746,562 | [1] | $ 612,147 | [1]
Percent | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |
Commercial Foodservice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | 198,615 | [1] | 189,133 | [1] | 573,431 | [1] | 521,137 | [1]
Percent | 77.10% |  | 86.50% |  | 76.80% |  | 85.10% |
Food Processing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 59,084 | [1] | $ 29,587 | [1] | $ 173,131 | [1] | $ 91,010 | [1]
Percent | 22.90% |  | 13.50% |  | 23.20% |  | 14.90% |
[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.

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