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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2011 | Jan. 02, 2010
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance Beginning Of Period | $ 6,987,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance |  |  | $ 6,377,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance | $ 6,878,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance
Additions/(Recoveries) Charged to Expense | 3,075,000 midd_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpenseAndRecoveriesNet | 1,571,000 midd_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpenseAndRecoveriesNet | 1,382,000 midd_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpenseAndRecoveriesNet |  |
Write-Offs During the Period | (971,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions | (961,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions | (1,883,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions |  |
Balance At End Of Period | $ 9,091,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance | $ 6,987,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance |  | $ 6,377,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance | $ 6,878,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance

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- Definition Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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- Definition Total of the deductions in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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