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Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 1, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | 542,090 |  |  | $ | 134,680 |  |  | $ | 415,952 |  |  | $ | 1,092,722 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 737 |
Exchange effect | 1,498 |  |  | 944 |  |  | 2,942 |  |  | 5,384 |
Balance as of April 1, 2017 | $ | 544,284 |  |  | $ | 135,665 |  |  | $ | 418,894 |  |  | $ | 1,098,843 |

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