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Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Goodwill | Goodwill Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 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 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | 48,860 |  |  | 25,683 |  |  | — |  |  | 74,543 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (36,408 | ) |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | (36,367 | )
Exchange effect | 7,175 |  |  | 3,779 |  |  | 16,802 |  |  | 27,756 |
Balance as of September 30, 2017 | $ | 561,717 |  |  | $ | 164,183 |  |  | $ | 432,754 |  |  | $ | 1,158,654 |

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