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Divestiture (Details) (Tennant CEE GmbH and OOO Tennant) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 EUR (€)
Divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of divestiture | Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |
Cash received as part of the selling price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,014 | € 815
Amount financed as part of selling price |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,351
Total selling price |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,166
Total amount of installment payments received quarterly in 2013 |  |  | 2,826 | 2,126 |  |  |
Total amount of anniversary payments received |  |  | 1,435 | 1,075 |  |  |
RemainingAmountOfPaymentsRemainingTobeReceivedOnSecondAndThirdAnniversaryDates | 2,961 | 2,150 |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  | $ 784 |  |

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