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Acquisitions Acquisition Related Costs (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Hefei Sanyo
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Indesit
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460

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