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Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 02, 2016
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended July 2, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance as of January 2, 2016 | $ | 473,127 |  |  | $ | 134,092 |  |  | $ | 376,120 |  |  | $ | 983,339 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | 76,220 |  |  | 1,816 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,036 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (503 | ) |  | — |  |  | (58 | ) |  | (561 | )
Exchange effect | (3,339 | ) |  | 337 |  |  | (5,858 | ) |  | (8,860 | )
Balance as of July 2, 2016 | $ | 545,505 |  |  | $ | 136,245 |  |  | $ | 370,204 |  |  | $ | 1,051,954 |

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