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Number of collective bargaining agreements.

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Before tax amount of additional minimum pension liability not yet recognized as a net periodic pension cost.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

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Employee Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
Employee Retirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013 agreement employee	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Red Zone [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Yellow Zone [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Green Zone [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 National Integrated Group Pension Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sheet Metal Workers' Pension Plan Of Northern California [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Supplemental Pension Plan at European Subsidiary [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected benefit obligation	$ 2,179,000	$ 2,478,000	$ 2,653,000	$ 2,730,000										$ 441,000
Pre-tax accumulated other comprehensive loss - retirement benefit liability adjustment														73,000
Net liability	$ 2,328,000	$ 2,555,000	$ 2,766,000											$ 368,000
Plans' funded percentage								65.00%	80.00%	80.00%
EIN/ Pension Plan Number											226190618	526112463	516115939
Plan number											001	001	001
Number of employees	2,274
Employees represented by unions through CBAs, percentage	14.00%
Number of CBAs expired and successfully renegotiated	2
CBAs expiration date											Feb. 23, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
CBAs expiration date, first	Jun. 30, 2016
Company's contribution percentage					5.00%	5.00%	5.00%