Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	May 27, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 27, 2011 Midwest-CBK [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Midwest-CBK [Member]	Oct. 29, 2012 Sterno [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Sterno [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sterno [Member]	Feb. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of discontinued operations													$ 36,900,000		$ 23,500,000
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax										(2,458,000)	0	5,540,000	2,500,000				5,500,000
Revenues														17,300,000		60,700,000	48,300,000
Net earnings from discontinued operations		6,115,000	[1]	571,000	[1]	771,000	[1]	280,000	[1]					5,100,000		2,100,000	3,700,000
Net working capital adjustment	23,600,000									31,193,000	0	23,500,000
Term Of Promissory Note	1 year
Promissory note received as a consideration of sale	11,900,000										8,539,000
Proceeds from financing receivable																		10,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets										0	0	834,000						1,900,000
Other Asset Impairment Charges																		300,000
Foreign exchange and other, net										$ 200,000	$ (386,000)	$ (909,000)						$ (1,600,000)

[1] (2) As adjusted for change in discontinued operations (See Note 4 to the Consolidated financial statements).