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Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2013
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance, December 29, 2012 | $ | 397,246 |  |  | $ | 128,765 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 526,011 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | — |  |  | — |  |  | 144,833 |  |  | 144,833 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | 76 |  |  | 171 |  |  | — |  |  | 247 |
Exchange effect | (2,649 | ) |  | (833 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,482 | )
Balance as of March 30, 2013 | $ | 394,673 |  |  | $ | 128,103 |  |  | $ | 144,833 |  |  | $ | 667,609 |

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