Operating Leases, Annual Lease Amount

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - Affiliated Entity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Lease Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating leases, annual lease amount			$ 750
Operating leases, rent expense		$ 125	$ 125
Acquisition of Houston Industrial Tool Services, Inc. \| Houston Industrial Tool Services, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 400