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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
StandardWarrantyPeriod | one |  |
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Share-based Payment Arrangements | 680,537 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements | 782,528 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements | 779,545 us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 127,995 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 23,951 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 241,205 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Capitalized Software Costs [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 10 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Software |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 50 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 12 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Software |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 10 years |  |

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