Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent events, USD $)		0 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2013 Blyth, Inc.	Oct. 01, 2013 Tomboy Tools Inc.	Oct. 22, 2013 Agel Enterprises, LLC item
Subsequent events
Common stock issuable in consideration (in shares)		1,766,979	7,446,600
Number of countries in which products are sold			40
Consideration (in dollars per share)	$ 16.75
Principal amount of purchase money note			$ 1,700,000

Represents the principal amount of money note purchased by the acquirer from the acquiree.

No definition available.

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- Definition

The number of countries in which the products of the entity are sold as of the balance sheet date.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

For an acquired entity, price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Details

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