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Income Taxes - Net Operating Losses (Details) (Federal And State Jurisdiction [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Jan. 03, 2015
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Federal And State Jurisdiction [Member] |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 22.8 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = midd_FederalAndStateJurisdictionMember

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- Definition Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319 + Details
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