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Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended October 3, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance as of January 3, 2015 | $ | 450,890 |  |  | $ | 134,512 |  |  | $ | 223,089 |  |  | $ | 808,491 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | 30,401 |  |  | 609 |  |  | 144,645 |  |  | 175,655 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (1,126 | ) |  | 63 |  |  | 7,170 |  |  | 6,107 |
Exchange effect | (4,971 | ) |  | (3,139 | ) |  | (4,896 | ) |  | (13,006 | )
Balance as of October 3, 2015 | $ | 475,194 |  |  | $ | 132,045 |  |  | $ | 370,008 |  |  | $ | 977,247 |

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