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Acquisitions, Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	May 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Change in goodwill									$ 260
STLA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired									100.00%
Cash consideration			$ 14,845
STLA \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets useful life			15 years
Hehr
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration				$ 51,460
Hehr \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets useful life				13 years
Metallarte S.r.l.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired										100.00%
Cash consideration						$ 14,100
Total purchase price	$ 15,867
Metallarte S.r.l. \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets useful life						15 years
Taylor Made
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired					100.00%
Cash consideration					$ 90,396
Taylor Made \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets useful life					15 years
Lexington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration							$ 40,062
Total purchase price							$ 40,100
Lexington \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets useful life							15 years
SessaKlein S.p.A.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired								100.00%
Total purchase price		$ 10,340						$ 6,500