Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended							12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2013 Männer Business [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Synventive [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer Relationships [Member] Männer Business [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] Synventive [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revenue sharing programs [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revenue sharing programs [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revenue sharing programs [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Component Repair Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Component Repair Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Component Repair Program [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer lists/relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer lists/relationships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer lists/relationships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Patents And Technology [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Patents And Technology [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Patents And Technology [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Patents And Technology [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Patents And Technology [Member] Männer Business [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Patents And Technology [Member] Synventive [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks, Trade Names [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks, Trade Names [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks, Trade Names [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks, Trade Names [Member] Maximum [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Amortized and Unamortized Trade Names [Member] Synventive [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Amortized Trade Name [Member] Synventive [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Unamoritized Trade Name [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unamoritized Trade Name [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Unamoritized Trade Name [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unamoritized Trade Name [Member] Männer Business and Synventive [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer Backlog [Member] Männer Business [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer Backlog [Member] Männer Business [Member] Maximum [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Customer Backlog [Member] Synventive [Member]	Aug. 27, 2012 Customer Backlog [Member] Synventive [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Lists [Member] Barnes Distribution North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] Barnes Distribution North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Industrial [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Industrial [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Aerospace [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Aerospace [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning of period	$ 579,905	$ 366,104		$ 189,486	$ 203,656																																						$ 414,244	$ 200,636	$ 30,786	$ 30,786	$ 134,875	$ 134,682
Goodwill acquired	189,486	201,029																																									189,486	201,029	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation	12,383	12,772																																									12,554	12,579	0	0	(171)	193
Divestiture	(134,704)																																										0		0		(134,704)
Purchase accounting adjustment	2,627																																										2,627		0		0
Goodwill, end of period	649,697	579,905	366,104	189,486	203,656																																						618,911	414,244	30,786	30,786	0	134,875
Other Intangible Assets:
Range of life (in years)										30 years			14 years			10 years	16 years			7 years	14 years					5 years	30 years									15 years
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Before Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	597,959	463,920						293,700	293,700		26,639	0		183,406	102,806			62,972	41,972					11,950	12,750					26,900	10,000	10,000	36,900	19,292	12,692
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	13,653	8,599
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(114,219)	(98,547)						(64,220)	(54,638)		0	0		(18,293)	(21,727)			(14,210)	(7,758)					(7,628)	(7,497)									(9,868)	(6,927)						(11,387)	(800)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	648,512	482,519																																							11,500	800
Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2014	39,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2015	34,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2016	34,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2017	34,000
Amortization of intangible assets expected in 2018	35,000
Component Repair Program Payments Consideration	26,639
Component Repair Program Payments	16,639	0	0
Component Repair Program Payments Expected in Next Fiscal Year	10,000
Other intangible assets				146,600	126,600	92,100	79,300															21,000	35,400					10,700									6,600		1,200
Goodwill expected tax deductible amount	43,860
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 27,973	$ 18,605	$ 16,907
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life						16 years	15 years															10 years	7 years						10 years									1 year		1 year