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Goodwill (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
| Commercial Foodservice |  | Food Processing |  | Residential Kitchen |  | Total
Balance as of December 30, 2017 | $ | 631,451 |  |  | $ | 198,278 |  |  | $ | 435,081 |  |  | $ | 1,264,810 |
Goodwill acquired during the year | 2,802 |  |  | 12,686 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,488 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | 934 |  |  | 132 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,066 |
Exchange effect | 618 |  |  | 1,269 |  |  | 10,645 |  |  | 12,532 |
Balance as of March 31, 2018 | $ | 635,805 |  |  | $ | 212,365 |  |  | $ | 445,726 |  |  | $ | 1,293,896 |

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