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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of estimated useful lives of other intangible assets | Other intangible assets are amortized straight-line over the following estimated useful lives:
| Useful lives
Patents | 10-20 years
Engineering drawings | 15 years
Customer relationships | 10-20 years
Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment | Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:
| Years
Building and improvements | 2 - 40
Machinery, equipment and tooling | 2 - 20
Furniture and fixtures | 3 - 15
Computer hardware and software | 2 - 7

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