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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)(3)

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739317&loc=d3e4845-128472

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Business Acquisitions - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 12, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Pronamic And SNN [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value	$ 11.6
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)	15 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value	6.1
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)	15 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value	2.1
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)	20 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] \| Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value	1.5
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)	17 years
Pronamic And SNN [Member] \| Customer contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value	1.9
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)	6 years
DelStar [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value		80.9
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)		21 years
Acquisition Costs
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	1.3		1.1
Business Combination, Financing Costs			2.0
DelStar [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value		21.8
DelStar [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value		45.3
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)		23 years
DelStar [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Value		$ 13.8
Weighted-Average Amortization Period (Years)		12 years 9 months 18 days