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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 250,127	$ 195,713
Increase in depreciation expense related to change in estimated useful life	700
Land and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	1,819	1,308
Buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	39,034	29,539
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	172,987	133,635
Useful life	7 years
Machinery and equipment [Member] | 2014 [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Increase in depreciation expense related to change in estimated useful life	7,000
Machinery and equipment [Member] | 2015 [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Increase in depreciation expense related to change in estimated useful life	3,000
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	7 years
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
Dies and tools [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 36,287	$ 31,231
Useful life	3 years

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13)

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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