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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2017	Jan. 09, 2017	Jan. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.160	$ 0.160	$ 0.160	$ 0.160	$ 0.140	$ 0.70	$ 0.62	$ 0.545
Earn-out liability												$ 27,000	$ 1,177,000	$ 1,293,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18
Dividends	$ 8,600,000
Acquisition of Gbo Fastening Systems AB \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Cash paid for acquisition			$ 10,200,000
Acquisition of CG Visions, Inc. \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events
Cash paid for acquisition		$ 21,500,000
Earn-out liability		$ 2,150,000