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Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 04, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance beginning of period | $ 808,491 us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill acquired during the year | 18,680 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (222)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Exchange effect | (7,675)midd_GoodwillTranslationAccountingAdjustments
Balance end of period | 819,274 us-gaap_Goodwill
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance beginning of period | 450,890 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_CommercialFoodserviceEquipmentGroupMember
Goodwill acquired during the year | 18,680 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_CommercialFoodserviceEquipmentGroupMember
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (10)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_CommercialFoodserviceEquipmentGroupMember
Exchange effect | (4,284)midd_GoodwillTranslationAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_CommercialFoodserviceEquipmentGroupMember
Balance end of period | 465,276 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_CommercialFoodserviceEquipmentGroupMember
Food Processing |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance beginning of period | 134,512 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_FoodProcessingGroupMember
Goodwill acquired during the year | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_FoodProcessingGroupMember
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | 63 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_FoodProcessingGroupMember
Exchange effect | (3,391)midd_GoodwillTranslationAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_FoodProcessingGroupMember
Balance end of period | 131,184 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_FoodProcessingGroupMember
Residential Kitchen [Member] |
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Balance beginning of period | 223,089 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_ResidentialKitchenMember
Goodwill acquired during the year | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_ResidentialKitchenMember
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (275)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_ResidentialKitchenMember
Exchange effect | 0 midd_GoodwillTranslationAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_ResidentialKitchenMember
Balance end of period | $ 222,814 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = midd_ResidentialKitchenMember

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