Approximate amount of total annual revenue from sale of goods and services of acquired entity.

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Amount of compensatory and other damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Amount of punitive damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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The number of countries in which the business acquired has operations.

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Represents the percentage of sales outside the U.S.

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The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent event., USD $)	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent event., USD $)	Apr. 17, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015 item	Dec. 31, 2014
Lawsuit under Title VII of Civil Rights Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
Compensatory and other damages awarded by jury	$ 920,000
Punitive damages awarded by jury	12,500,000
Maximum damages expected	1,000,000
Liquid Finishing Brands
Pre-acquisition annual sales			275,000,000
Number of countries for operations		7
Percentage of sales outside the United States		54.00%
Graco \| Liquid Finishing Brands
Total cash consideration transferred		590,000,000