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Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 27, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance as of December 28, 2013 | $ | 444,321 |  |  | $ | 127,872 |  |  | $ | 115,762 |  |  | $ | 687,955 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | 16,915 |  |  | 10,847 |  |  | 13,697 |  |  | 41,459 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (3,080 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,626 |  |  | (1,454 | )
Exchange effect | (1,691 | ) |  | (2,629 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,320 | )
Balance as of September 27, 2014 | $ | 456,465 |  |  | $ | 136,090 |  |  | $ | 131,085 |  |  | $ | 723,640 |

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