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Discontinued Operations (Tables) - Climate Control Group [Member] - Discontinued Operations [Member] | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Schedule of Results of Operating Information | Summarized results of discontinued operations are as follows for:
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Net sales |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 138,609 |
Cost of sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93,178 |
Selling, general and administrative expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,719 |
Transaction costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,535 |
Other expense (income), net |  |  | — |  |  |  | 117 |
Income from operations of discontinued operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,060 |
Gain on sale of discontinued operation |  |  | 281,590 |  |  |  | 281,590 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  | 108,549 |  |  |  | 95,006 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |  | $ | 173,041 |  |  | $ | 196,644 |
Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Information | Summarized condensed cash flow information of discontinued operations is as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 91,497 |
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 1,607 |
Stock-based compensation |  | $ | 955 |
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 273 |
Software and software development costs |  | $ | 675 |

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