Organization (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 sales_category	Dec. 03, 2010 Thermadyne Technologies	Jun. 30, 2012 Affiliates of Irving Place Capital	Dec. 31, 2011 Affiliates of Irving Place Capital
Entity Information [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage of Parent Company		100.00%	98.60%	98.60%
Number of Sales Categories	5