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Noncontrolling Interests (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016
Phenix Systems [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired ownership percentage	95.00%
Acquisition date	Jul. 15, 2013
Robtec [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired ownership percentage	70.00%
Acquisition date	Nov. 25, 2014
Easyway [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired ownership percentage	65.00%
Acquisition date	Apr. 02, 2015

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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