Business Combinations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets (in years)	15
Customer Contact Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets (in years)	8
Protec Technology and Machinery [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost of acquisitions	3,000,000
GEFCO and STECO Divisions of Blue Tee [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cost of acquisitions	30,407,000
Original estimate of intangible assets purchased	3,877,000

The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 142

-Paragraph 44

-Subparagraph a(3)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16265-109275

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