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Acquisition Integration Initiatives Acquisition Integration Initiatives (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Residential Kitchen [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] |
|  | Severance/Benefits |  | Facilities/Operations |  | Other |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 5,145 |  |  | $ | 2,032 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 7,246 |
Expenses |  | 183 |  |  | 1,445 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 1,725 |
Exchange |  | 70 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 103 |
Payments |  | (1,050 | ) |  | (393 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (1,457 | )
Balance as of April 1, 2017 |  | $ | 4,348 |  |  | $ | 3,115 |  |  | $ | 154 |  |  | $ | 7,617 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 + Details
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