Restructuring Reserve (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012 facility	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Severance & Personnel	Sep. 30, 2012 Severance & Personnel	Sep. 30, 2013 Other Exit Costs	Sep. 30, 2012 Other Exit Costs	Sep. 30, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Sep. 30, 2012 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Sep. 30, 2013 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Sep. 30, 2012 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Sep. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales	Sep. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales	Sep. 30, 2013 Cost of Sales	Sep. 30, 2012 Cost of Sales	Jul. 18, 2013 Lawn and Garden facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Lawn and Garden	Sep. 30, 2012 Lawn and Garden	Sep. 30, 2013 Lawn and Garden	Sep. 30, 2012 Lawn and Garden
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 1,018,000	$ 1,033,000	$ 2,494,000	$ 2,106,000						$ 400,000	$ 200,000	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 600,000	$ 800,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,000,000		$ 993,000	$ 19,000	$ 2,132,000	$ 461,000
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment			(584,000)	628,000									400,000
Number of facilities sold				4
Property, plant and equipment classfied as held for sale					5,700,000
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			318,000	605,000		318,000	0	0	605,000
Provision			2,494,000	2,106,000		597,000	783,000	1,897,000	1,323,000
Less: Payments			(2,812,000)	(1,511,000)		(915,000)	(783,000)	(1,897,000)	(728,000)
Balance, ending	0	1,200,000	0	1,200,000		0	0	0	1,200,000
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
Other Restructuring Costs																			1,000,000
Depreciation Expense on Reclassified Assets																			$ 1,300,000