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Net Sales Summary (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 327,451	[1]	$ 228,823	[1]
Percent	100.00%		100.00%
Commercial Foodservice
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	197,362		178,270
Percent	60.30%		77.90%
Food Processing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	71,438		50,553
Percent	21.80%		22.10%
Residential Kitchen [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 58,651		$ 0
Percent	17.90%		0.00%
[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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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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