The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Acquisition (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2011 Danfoss Socla S.A.S USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2011 Danfoss Socla S.A.S EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2011 Customer relationships	Jul. 03, 2011 Customer relationships	Apr. 30, 2011 Trade name
Acquisition
Aggregate consideration, gross												€ 120.0
Estimated working capital and related adjustments												3.4
Aggregate consideration, net											172.8	116.6
Annual revenue of last year										130.0
Purchase price allocated to goodwill											69.3
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets											46.3
Weighted-average remaining life (in years)			13.4										10	7.8	20
Assets and liabilities acquired
Cash											10.4
Accounts Receivable											28.2
Inventory											25.3
Fixed Assets											47.1
Other Assets											2.7
Intangible Assets											46.3
Goodwill											69.3
Accounts Payable											(8.2)
Accrued Expenses											(15.8)
Deferred Tax Liability											(21.7)
Debt											(10.8)
Preliminary Purchase Price											172.8	116.6
Revenues					27.7
Operating losses	(26.6)	(33.3)	(49.5)	(59.3)	3.6
Non-recurring acquisition-related costs					3.6
Restructuring charges					2.7
Due diligence costs								1.1
Supplemental pro-forma information
Net sales						389.7	356.7	753.0	710.1
Net income from continuing operations						15.7	23.1	29.0	36.5
Net income per share:
Basic EPS - continuing operations (in dollars per share)						$ 0.42	$ 0.62	$ 0.77	$ 0.98
Diluted EPS - continuing operations (in dollars per share)						$ 0.41	$ 0.62	$ 0.77	$ 0.98
Net interest expense related to financing						0.2	0.5	0.7	1.0
Net amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets						0.2	0.6	0.9	1.3
Non-recurring acquisition-related costs						$ 2.4		$ 3.5