Disposal group including discontinued operation loss gain on write down.

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Settlement charge related to recognized actuarial losses.

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Amount of foreign currency translation gains or losses included in the disposal group, whether or not a component of the entity (discontinued operation), that were previously reported in accumulated other comprehensive Income or Loss.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 22, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012
Service Experts [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 10.4
Service Experts [Member] \| Goodwill in assets of discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		20.5
Hearth [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business			10.1
Pre-tax charge for write-down of net assets to estimated fair market value		6.3
Settlement charge related to recognized actuarial losses		6.3
Discontinued operation gain in settlement of foreign currency translation		$ 3.5