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Warranty (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]
Warranty terms, minimum	1 year
Warranty terms, maximum	4 years
Period of time following a sale the majority of claims are paid, min	6 months
Period of time following a sale the majority of claims are paid, max	9 months
Changes in warranty reserves
Beginning balance	$ 9,686us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 9,663us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Additions charged to expense	2,413us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	2,131us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Foreign currency fluctuations	(167)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease	22us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease
Claims paid	(2,498)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	(2,358)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Ending balance	$ 9,434us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 9,458us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual

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The maximum period of time the machine is under warranty.

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The minimum period of time the machine is under warranty.

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The typical range of period of time following a sale the majority of warranty claims are paid out on the high end of the range.

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The typical range of period of time following a sale the majority of warranty claims are paid out on the low end of the range.

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Increase or Decrease in standard product warranty liability due to currency translation. Does not include any Increase or Decrease in an extended product warranty liability due to currency translation.

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Represents the aggregate decrease in the liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard product warranty. Does not include any Increase or Decrease in the liability for payments related to extended product warranties.

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