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Business Combinations Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Thermax [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Cash Payment | $ 0 |
Thermax [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Cash Payment | 11,288 |
BioMedical [Member] |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration Recorded in Income, Liability |  | $ 0
Distribution & Storage [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Inception Amount Recorded During Reporting Period | 1,800,000 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Ending Balance | $ 1,761,000 |

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- Definition For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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- Definition Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph b -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911338&loc=d3e6819-128478 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 25 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911189&loc=d3e6408-128476 + Details
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