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Balance Sheet Information (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period		$ 91,348,000
Purchase price adjustment		173,000
Balance at the end of the period	91,521,000	91,521,000
Tools
Property, plant and equipment, net
Assets held for sale	2,900,000	2,900,000
Assets converted and sold	3,200,000	4,600,000
Aggregate selling price	$ 4,700,000	$ 7,000,000

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Property, plant and equipment that is held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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