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Income Taxes - Summary of Earnings Before Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Domestic | $ 240,936 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | $ 195,435 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | $ 157,471 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign | 39,854 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 30,346 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 16,969 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Total | $ 280,790 midd_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes | $ 225,781 midd_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes | $ 174,440 midd_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes

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- Definition The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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