Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Parties

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Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Related Parties

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- Definition

Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to investments, for example fixed assets. It excludes insurance settlements classified as operating cash flows.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3179-108585

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The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to operating activities. It excludes insurance settlements classified as investing cash flows, for example, insurance settlements related to fixed assets.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 16

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3337-108585

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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 30, 2009	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Parties	8
Insurance Settlements Receivable				$ 5,000,000
Proceeds from furnace malfunction insurance recovery, investing activities		4,346,000	0
Proceeds from furnace malfunction insurance recovery, operating activities		$ 700,000
Syracuse China [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency, Number of Potentially Responsible Related Parties	1