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Represents the non-current portion of the cash distributions payable to a common shareholder or unit-holder by a LLC or LP.

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- Definition

Represents the number of common shares purchased under the employee profit sharing plan.

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Represents the number of outstanding units of the entity owned.

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Represents the percentage of stock repurchased.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under cash arrangements (such as a profit-sharing plan, rabbi trust, and employee contract--excluding equity-based arrangements) that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Amount of equity impact of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of limited liability company (LLC).

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Colt Defense LLC Accumulated Deficit (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 12, 2013	Mar. 22, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Colt defense LLC accumulated deficit
Aggregate purchase price	$ 14,000,000
Aggregate proceeds from issue and sale of common units	5,000,000
Accrued distributions to members	670,000coltdef_AccruedDistributionsToMembers
Accrued tax distributions to members	2,900,000
Accrued distribution classified as a long term liability	2,200,000
Common units \| Blackstone Funds
Colt defense LLC accumulated deficit
Repurchase of common units (in shares)			31,165.589
Common membership units held by the Blackstone Funds (as a percent)			100.00%
Aggregate purchase price			14,000,000
Common units issued and sold (in shares)		31,165.589
Aggregate proceeds from issue and sale of common units		9,000,000
E-Plan Holding
Colt defense LLC accumulated deficit
Obligation to make future payment	$ 0
Number of outstanding units owned (in shares)	1,576
E-Plan Holding \| Common units
Colt defense LLC accumulated deficit
Common units purchased (in shares)	372			0	0