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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	11. Subsequent Events On May 1, 2013, Roper acquired Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. ("MHA"), in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.0 billion.  MHA is a leading provider of services and technologies to support the diverse and complex needs of alternate site health care providers who deliver services outside of an acute care hospital setting.

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