Restructuring Reserve (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 facility	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Severance & Personnel	Jun. 30, 2012 Severance & Personnel	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Exit Costs	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Exit Costs	Jun. 30, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Jun. 30, 2012 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Jun. 30, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Jun. 30, 2012 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Jun. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales	Jun. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales	Jun. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales	Jun. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales	Jun. 30, 2013 Lawn and Garden	Jun. 30, 2012 Lawn and Garden	Jun. 30, 2013 Lawn and Garden	Jun. 30, 2012 Lawn and Garden	Jul. 18, 2013 Lawn and Garden Segment Restructuring facility
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$ 769,000	$ 498,000	$ 1,476,000	$ 1,053,000						$ 500,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 900,000	$ 300,000	$ 100,000	$ 400,000	$ 200,000	$ 736,000	$ 419,000	$ 1,139,000	$ 442,000
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			(616,000)	558,000						300,000		300,000
Number of facilities sold	2
Property, plant and equipment classfied as held for sale	5,700,000		5,700,000		5,700,000
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			318,000	605,000		318,000	0	0	605,000
Provision			1,476,000	1,053,000		522,000	651,000	954,000	402,000
Less: Payments			(1,794,000)	(1,183,000)		(840,000)	(651,000)	(954,000)	(532,000)
Balance, ending	0	475,000	0	475,000		0	0	0	475,000
Number of facilities closed																						2
Expected restructuring cost																						15,000,000
Non-cash cost																						3,000,000
Expected improvment in operating profit due to restructuring																						$ 8,000,000