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Sale-leaseback and impairment loss (Notes)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Impairment loss and property held for sale [Abstract]
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]	mpairment loss During the first nine months of 2014, the Company completed the sale of its Reno, Nevada, distribution center. As part of the review of the impact of a sale, the Company determined that the full carrying amount of the asset was not recoverable. Therefore, the Company recorded a $3.0 million non-cash impairment charge prior to the sale. The Company also entered into an agreement to leaseback approximately one half of the building for 10 years for a total of approximately $4.6 million of base rent plus operating expenses and real estate taxes to be paid over the term of the lease.

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The entire disclosure for the details of the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value. Disclosure may also include a description of the impaired asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired asset is reported.

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