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Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Contingencies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block] | Roper's rent expense was $39.8 million, $26.8 million and $29.7 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Roper's future minimum property lease commitments are as follows (in millions):
2014 |  | $ | 33.6 |
2015 |  |  | 28.5 |
2016 |  |  | 23.0 |
2017 |  |  | 15.8 |
2018 |  |  | 7.3 |
Thereafter |  |  | 4.8 |
Total |  | $ | 112.70 |
Warranty Accrual Activity | A summary of the Company's warranty accrual activity is presented below (in thousands):
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 9,755 |  |  | $ | 8,147 |  |  | $ | 7,038 |
Additions charged to costs and expenses* |  |  | 20,387 |  |  |  | 11,845 |  |  |  | 8,846 |
Deductions |  |  | (15,697 | ) |  |  | (10,287 | ) |  |  | (7,716 | )
Other |  |  | (109 | ) |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | (21 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 14,336 |  |  | $ | 9,755 |  |  | $ | 8,147 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of rental expense from operating leases for each period for which an income statement is presented with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 + Details
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