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Sub Event (Details) (Thurne [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended
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Apr. 07, 2015
Thurne [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period | $ 15.0 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionRevenueReportedByAcquiredEntityForLastAnnualPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = midd_ThurneMember

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- Definition Total revenue reported by the acquired entity for its previous full fiscal year before the business acquisition. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration