Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of businesses			$ 47,300	$ 685,000
Gain on Disposition of Business			11,228	0
Gain on sale and impairments, net of tax		$ 178,227		265,581
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenue		8,374		72,869
(Loss) earnings from operations before taxes		(272)		8,708
Provision for income taxes		(1,193)		(5,207)
(Loss) earnings from operations, net of tax		(1,465)		3,501
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 176,762	0	269,082
Texas Hydraulics [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of businesses			47,300
Gain on Disposition of Business			$ 11,228
Datamax ONeil [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of businesses				185,000
Gain on sale and impairments, net of tax				87,781
Sargent Aerospace [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of businesses				500,000
Gain on sale and impairments, net of tax				$ 177,800