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3. Fair Value Measurements 3. Contingent Consideration (Details) (USD $)					3 Months Ended												3 Months Ended
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low	$ 0
(Decrease) increase in fair value of contingent consideration included in SGA																	(4,900,000)
Contingent Consideration at Fair Value													15,900,000	[1]	20,800,000	[1]	15,900,000	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High										$ 20,000,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 45,000,000
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Percentage Payout		60.00%	51.32%	50.38%
Contingent Consideration Level 3 Inputs					.0067	.0145	.0125	.13	.20
[1] Contingent consideration liability is included in the following accounts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions): March 31, 2014 December 31, 2013Other current liabilities$3.0 $6.1Other long-term liabilities12.9 14.7 Total$15.9 $20.8

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This item represents the significant inputs, including any assumptions, used by management to estimate the range of outcomes for a contingent liability assumed in a business combination for which a change in the range of outcomes has been recognized during the reporting period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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