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Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2016
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Goodwill | Goodwill Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended October 1, 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 | 75,757 |  |  | 1,926 |  |  | — |  |  | 77,683 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | $ | (503 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 89,770 |  |  | $ | 89,267 |
Exchange effect | (4,304 | ) |  | 662 |  |  | (37,306 | ) |  | (40,948 | )
Balance as of October 1, 2016 | $ | 544,077 |  |  | $ | 136,680 |  |  | $ | 428,584 |  |  | $ | 1,109,341 |

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