Represents the initial payment to acquire the entity.

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Represents the amount of deduction from Group EBITDA multiplied by ten.

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Represents the potential earn-out payment equal to number of times of Group EBITDA.

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Represents the amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to the debt assumed and other adjustments from the acquired entity.

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The revenue of the acquiree for the twelve month period prior to the acquisition date.

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Amount of potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangement.

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The amount of cash and cash equivalents acquired in a business combination.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to the noncurrent portion of the long-term debt assumed from the acquired entity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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ACQUISITIONS, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND FORMATION OF SHANGHAI ELECTRIC JV (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2013 GBP (£)	Dec. 22, 2011 Clyde Union Minimum GBP (£)	Dec. 22, 2011 Clyde Union Maximum GBP (£)	Jun. 29, 2013 Flow Technology reportable segment Clyde Union GBP (£) item	Dec. 22, 2011 Flow Technology reportable segment Clyde Union GBP (£)	Mar. 21, 2012 Flow Technology reportable segment Seital USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Flow Technology reportable segment Seital USD ($)
Acquisitions
Initial payment						£ 500.0
Debt assumed and other adjustments						11.0
Potential earn-out payment equal to number of times of Group EBITDA					10
Deduction from Group EBITDA x 10					475.0
Purchase price of the business acquired	30.5						28.8
Cash acquired in business acquisition							2.5
Debt assumed in business acquisition							0.8
Revenues of the acquired business for the prior twelve months								14.0
Earn-out payment		£ 0	£ 0	£ 250.0