Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013 item
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which the company and Honeywell jointly consented	2
Number of environmental cleanup sites for which Honeywell reimburses costs incurred	3
Commitments to purchase certain goods and services in 2014	$ 220,217
Commitments to purchase certain goods and services in 2015	$ 2,767

This element represents the number of environmental cleanup sites to which the entity is jointly or severally liable to perform certain investigations and remediation and monitoring activities.

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This element represents the number of environmental cleanup sites to which the entity will be reimbursed for costs incurred.

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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 440

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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