Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Jan. 11, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 PrimaLoft Products [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 PrimaLoft Products [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 PrimaLoft Products [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 PrimaLoft Products [Member]	Jun. 29, 2012 PrimaLoft Products [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sales price operations						$ 135,000,000	$ 130,000,000					$ 38,000,000
Proceeds from sale of business						122,000,000
Gain/(loss) on sale of discontinued business		(301,000)		92,376,000						34,900,000
Adjustments to the sale transaction					5,000,000			(600,000)	(300,000)
Adjustment to tax expense allocated to discontinued operations									(700,000)
Cash held in escrow											$ 3,800,000