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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On March 31, 2014, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Performance Chemicals & Ingredients Company (d/b/a SensoryEffects), a privately held supplier of customized food and beverage ingredient systems, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri for a purchase price of $567 million in cash. The transaction consideration is subject to certain adjustments as provided in the definitive agreement and a substantial portion of the purchase price will be debt financed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the second quarter of 2014.  In February 2014, the Company deposited $5.5 million with an escrow agent pursuant to the terms of a Letter of Intent to secure negotiation exclusivity for a specific period of time. As of March 31, 2014, the deposit was included in other current assets and was considered an investing activity in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The funds in escrow were released upon signing the definitive agreement and received by the Company in April.

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