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Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 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 | 558,013 |  |  | 19,964 |  |  | — |  |  | 577,977 |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired in prior year | (970 | ) |  | (468 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,438 | )
Exchange effect | (8,797 | ) |  | (2,630 | ) |  | (5,167 | ) |  | (16,594 | )
Balance as of June 30, 2018 | $ | 1,179,697 |  |  | $ | 215,144 |  |  | $ | 429,914 |  |  | $ | 1,824,755 |

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