Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent Events Acquisition of Tenco On October 19, 2011 the Company announced it had acquired substantially all of the assets and business of Tenco Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. (“Tenco”), effective October 18, 2011, for approximately CDN $6 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain specified liabilities and subject to post closing adjustments. Tenco is a Canadian based manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment. The purchase includes substantially all of the ongoing business of Tenco, including the Tenco brand name and all related product names and trademarks. Tenco's principal markets are in Canada and the United States with operations in both countries. Tenco's sales for their most recent fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 were approximately CDN $35 million. Tenco's Canadian operations had been operating under Receivership Orders from the Quebec Superior Court since July 25, 2011, and the Asset Purchase Agreement was approved by the Court on October 17, 2011. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, whereby the Company will measure the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the acquisition date fair value. The Company is required to recognize and measure any related goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. Based on management's preliminary assumptions, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is greater than the purchase price resulting in the recording of a gain on bargain purchase. The Company has not yet determined the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Plant Consolidation On October 21, 2011 the Company announced that it will close its SMC plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and consolidate the operations into the Company's Gibson City, Illinois facility. This transition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2011 and should be complete in early 2012. The consolidation will result in a pre-tax restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 of approximately $0.7 million. Additionally, the Company is reviewing options for the sale of the SMC plant and anticipates a gain on the sale of the facility when it occurs. Approximately 77 employees at SMC will be affected by the consolidation.

Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Tenco

On October 19, 2011 the Company announced it had acquired substantially all of the assets and business of Tenco Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. (“Tenco”), effective October 18, 2011, for approximately CDN $6 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain specified liabilities and subject to post closing adjustments. Tenco is a Canadian based manufacturer and distributor of snow and ice removal equipment. The purchase includes substantially all of the ongoing business of Tenco, including the Tenco brand name and all related product names and trademarks.

Tenco's principal markets are in Canada and the United States with operations in both countries. Tenco's sales for their most recent fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 were approximately CDN $35 million. Tenco's Canadian operations had been operating under Receivership Orders from the Quebec Superior Court since July 25, 2011, and the Asset Purchase Agreement was approved by the Court on October 17, 2011.

The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, whereby the Company will measure the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the acquisition date fair value. The Company is required to recognize and measure any related goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. Based on management's preliminary assumptions, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is greater than the purchase price resulting in the recording of a gain on bargain purchase. The Company has not yet determined the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Plant Consolidation

On October 21, 2011 the Company announced that it will close its SMC plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and consolidate the operations into the Company's Gibson City, Illinois facility. This transition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2011 and should be complete in early 2012. The consolidation will result in a pre-tax restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 of approximately $0.7 million. Additionally, the Company is reviewing options for the sale of the SMC plant and anticipates a gain on the sale of the facility when it occurs. Approximately 77 employees at SMC will be affected by the consolidation.