Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Washington [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Washington
Month Served	May-05
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED CA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase; Trial scheduled Feb 2014
Hollman [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Hollman
Month Served	Aug-06
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED NY
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Motion Phase
Salinas [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Salinas
Month Served	Aug-08
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ND CA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Motion Phase, trial Scheduled June 2013
Grable [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Grable
Month Served	Aug-08
Jurisdiction	FL 6th Judicial Circuit Court, Pinellas County
Claim Type	Training Injury
Status	Discovery Phase
Koon [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Koon
Month Served	Dec-08
Jurisdiction	17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County, FL
Claim Type	Training Injury
Status	Discovery Phase
Peppler [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Peppler
Month Served	Apr-09
Jurisdiction	Circuit Court 5th Judicial Dist., Sumter City, FL
Claim Type	Training Injury
Status	Discovery Phase
Athetis [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Athetis
Month Served	May-09
Jurisdiction	US District Court, AZ
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Humphreys [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Humphreys
Month Served	Oct-09
Jurisdiction	CA Superior Court, San Joaquin County
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Derbyshire [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Derbyshire
Month Served	Nov-09
Jurisdiction	Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice
Claim Type	Officer Injury
Status	Discovery Phase trial Scheduled May 2013
Rich [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Rich
Month Served	Feb-10
Jurisdiction	US District Court, NV
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pretrial phase
Thompson [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Thompson
Month Served	Mar-10
Jurisdiction	11th Judicial Circuit Court Miami-Dade County, FL
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Discovery Phase
Doan [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Doan
Month Served	Apr-10
Jurisdiction	The Queens Bench Alberta, Red Deer Judicial Dist.
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Piskura [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Piskura
Month Served	May-10
Jurisdiction	US District Court, OH
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Motion Phase, trial Scheduled May 2013
Shymko [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Shymko
Month Served	Dec-10
Jurisdiction	The Queens Bench, Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Juran [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Juran
Month Served	Dec-10
Jurisdiction	Hennepin County District Court, 4th Judicial District
Claim Type	Officer Injury
Status	Discovery Phase
Wilson [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Wilson
Month Served	May-11
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED MO
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Russell [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Russell
Month Served	Dec-11
Jurisdiction	U.S. District Court, VA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Motion Phase, trial scheduled Apr 2013
Ramsey [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Ramsey
Month Served	Jan-12
Jurisdiction	Broward County Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, FL
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Duensing (NV) [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Duensing (NV)
Month Served	Feb-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, NV
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Pleading Phase
Mitchell [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Mitchell
Month Served	Apr-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED MI
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase, trial scheduled May 2014
City of Warren MI [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	City of Warren MI *
Month Served	Apr-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED MI
Claim Type	Third Party Complaint
Status	Discovery Phase; trial set for May 2014
Firman [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Firman
Month Served	Apr-12
Jurisdiction	Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Ricks [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Ricks
Month Served	May-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, WD LA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Norman [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Norman
Month Served	Aug-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, WD MO
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Discovery Phase
Wingard [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Wingard
Month Served	Oct-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, WD PA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Manjares [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Manjares
Month Served	Nov-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED, WA
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Discovery phase
McCarthy [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	McCarthy
Month Served	Dec-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, WD, NC
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Miller [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Miller
Month Served	Jan-13
Jurisdiction	New Castle County Superior Court, DE
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Pleading Phase
Fressadi [Member]
Loss Contingency
Plaintiff	Fressadi
Month Served	Feb-13
Jurisdiction	US District Court, AZ
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Pleading Phase