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Net Sales by Major Geographic Region (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 04, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 406,596 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | [1] | $ 372,478 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | [1]
United States and Canada |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 296,484 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_UnitedStatesAndCanadaMember |  | 259,100 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_UnitedStatesAndCanadaMember |
Asia |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 48,529 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember |  | 33,806 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember |
Europe and Middle East |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 42,984 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember |  | 59,805 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember |
Latin America |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 18,599 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember |  | 19,767 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember |
Total International |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 110,112 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_TotalInternationalMember |  | $ 113,378 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / midd_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis = midd_TotalInternationalMember |
[1] | Non-operating expenses are not allocated to the operating segments. Non-operating expenses consist of interest expense and deferred financing amortization, foreign exchange gains and losses and other income and expense items outside of income from operations.

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