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Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jul. 01, 2014 | May. 21, 2014 | Nov. 25, 2013 | Jul. 09, 2013
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 13,784 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | 2,700 | 2,700 | 4,300 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual | $ 47,900 | $ 347,300 | $ 59,900 |  |  |  |
Simsmart Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | Oct. 05, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | $ 15,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Roots Blowers and Compressors [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition | Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | $ 180,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Howden Thomassen Middle East FCZO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  | May 21, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage Prior to additional Acquisition |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |
Percentage of Ownership Interest in Subsidiary by Parent After additional Acquisition |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  | $ 800 |  |  |  |  |
Flakt Woods GII [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Nov. 29, 2013 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  | $ 246,000 |  |  |  |
Sicelub [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Nov. 25, 2013 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage Prior to additional Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 44.00% |
Percentage of Ownership Interest in Subsidiary by Parent After additional Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Ownership Interest of Subsidiary Before Additional Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,400 |
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Fair Value at Acquisition Date |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,700 |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain |  |  | $ 13,800 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gain On Change in expected settlement of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |  | 3,100 |  |  |  |  |
ČKD Kompresory [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Nov. 01, 2013 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  | $ 69,400 |  |  |  |
TLT-Babcock and Alphair [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Sep. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  | $ 55,700 |  |  |  |
Clarus Fluid Intelligence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  |  | Jul. 09, 2013 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  | $ 13,200 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500
Unrealized Gain Loss Of Contingent Consideration Liability |  | $ 2,900 |  |  |  |  |
ESAB-SVEL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Jul. 01, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage Prior to additional Acquisition |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Percentage of Ownership Interest in Subsidiary by Parent After additional Acquisition |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  | $ 9,500 |  |  |  |  |
Victor Technologies Holdings, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Apr. 14, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  | $ 948,800 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  | $ 35,900 |  |  |  |  |

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