The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Cayan Ventures and Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Investments in joint venture	$ 5.5
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	40.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Jungwoo Metal Ind. Co., LTD [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Investments in joint venture		$ 21.0
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		60.00%