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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Summary Of Activity Recorded Within The Allowance For Doubtful Accounts |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | 4,481 |  |  | 4,614 |  |  | 3,504 |
Bad debt expense |  | 910 |  |  | 920 |  |  | 1,799 |
Reserves from acquisitions |  | 183 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 896 |
Accounts written off and other adjustments |  | (800 | ) |  | (1,242 | ) |  | (1,585 | )
Ending balance | $ | 4,774 |  | $ | 4,481 |  | $ | 4,614 |
Summary Of Activity Within The Reserve For Excess, Osolete, and Slow Moving Inventory |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | 4,907 |  |  | 4,146 |  |  | 3,044 |
Excess, obsolete and slow moving inventory expense |  | 2,068 |  |  | 2,417 |  |  | 378 |
Reserves from acquisitions |  | 35 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 1,270 |
Scrapped inventory and other adjustments |  | (1,440 | ) |  | (1,751 | ) |  | (546 | )
Ending balance | $ | 5,570 |  | $ | 4,907 |  | $ | 4,146 |
Summary Of Interest Capitalized And Depreciation Expense |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Capitalized interest | $ | 182 | $ | 376 | $ | 250
Depreciation expense | $ | 20,478 | $ | 19,673 | $ | 19,872
Accounts Receivable [Member] |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Concentration Of Risk By Risk Factor |
| 2013 | 2012
The Home Depot | 15.9 | % | 16.9 | %
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Concentration Of Risk By Risk Factor |
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011
The Home Depot | 12.3 | % | 12.4 | % | 12.5 | %

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