Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Jan. 11, 2012 Albany Door Systems [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 PrimaLoft Products [Member]	Dec. 31, 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					3,800,000
Gain/(loss) on sale of discontinued businesses		92,296,000							34,900,000
Adjustments to the sale transaction				5,000,000
Other accruals	11,627,000	14,583,000
Income tax expense pertaining to cash repatriations	$ 618,000				$ 5,400,000	$ 2,600,000