Business acquisition, purchase price allocation, current liabilities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed current and noncurrent assets other.

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Deferred Taxes (deferred tax liabilities net of deferred taxes) assumed in a business combination.

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Other liabilities (current and noncurrent) assumed in a business combination

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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The amount of inventory recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions (Schedule Of Preliminary Estimated Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Oct. 02, 2012 AACOA	Oct. 02, 2012 AACOA Customer relationships	Oct. 02, 2012 AACOA Trade names	Oct. 02, 2012 AACOA Proprietary technology	Oct. 02, 2012 AACOA Noncompete agreements	Oct. 24, 2011 Terphane	Oct. 24, 2011 Terphane Customer relationships	Oct. 24, 2011 Terphane Trade names	Oct. 24, 2011 Terphane Proprietary technology	Oct. 24, 2011 Terphane Noncompete agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable					$ 12,477					$ 14,321
Inventories					4,708					23,437
Property, plant & equipment					15,116					86,963
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets - Indefinite						4,800		3,400	1,600		32,600		14,700	2,300
Identifiable intangible assets - finite							4,800					9,400
Other assets (current & noncurrent)					42					3,680
Trade payables & accrued expenses					(6,574)
Trade payables										(17,471)
Other liabilities (current & noncurrent)										(12,216)
Deferred taxes										(38,167)
Total identifiable net assets					40,369					119,547
Purchase price, net of cash received					54,065					182,761
Goodwill	$ 172,788	$ 176,620	$ 165,372	$ 103,639	$ 13,696					$ 63,214