Acquisitions and Purchase Accounting Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed - 2023 Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2025	Dec. 28, 2024
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 2,025,358,000	$ 2,518,222,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	18,148,000	25,748,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	(1,100,000)
Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,295,583,000	1,312,085,000
Food Processing Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	500,353,000	432,161,000
Residential Kitchen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	229,422,000	$ 773,976,000
2024 Acquisitions
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	32,248,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	7,877,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	40,206,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	31,011,000
Goodwill	62,626,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	32,248,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	105,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(40,406,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	(369,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(11,229,000)
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Initial Consideration, Net	121,942,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability	(76,000)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	8,681,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	130,699,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	(1,132,000)
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	53,300,000
Business Combination, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	28,000,000.0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	1,295,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	(290,000)
2024 Acquisitions \| Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	8,200,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	13,200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	8,200,000
2024 Acquisitions \| Food Processing Group
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	24,000,000.0
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	49,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	24,000,000.0
2024 Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	12,100,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 12,100,000
2024 Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
2024 Acquisitions \| Customer Relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
2024 Acquisitions \| Developed Technology Rights
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,100,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,100,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
2024 Acquisitions \| Developed Technology Rights \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 months
2024 Acquisitions \| Developed Technology Rights \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 months
2024 Acquisitions \| Backlog
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 2,300,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	2,300,000
2024 Acquisitions \| Tradenames And Trademarks
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	16,700,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	16,700,000
Initial accounting \| 2024 Acquisitions
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	32,248,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	7,868,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	41,836,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	31,515,000
Goodwill	61,046,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	32,248,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	9,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	(42,304,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	(369,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(10,763,000)
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Initial Consideration, Net	119,930,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability	0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	8,681,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	128,611,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	(1,132,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	266,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	(290,000)
Measurement period adjustment \| 2024 Acquisitions
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	0
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	9,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	(1,630,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	(504,000)
Goodwill	1,580,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	0
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	96,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities	1,898,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other	(466,000)
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Initial Consideration, Net	2,012,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability	(76,000)
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	2,088,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities	0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets	1,029,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-Term Debt	$ 0

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