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Business Combinations Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	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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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.

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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)
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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 6
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