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Commitments and Contingencies Litigation (Details) | 0 Months Ended |
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Sep. 07, 2012 Cooper Lighting, LLC [Member] Patents | Apr. 02, 2010 Cooper Lighting, LLC [Member] Patents | Jun. 07, 2010 Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. [Member] Patents | Jun. 29, 2010 The Fox Group, Inc. [Member] Patents | Apr. 29, 2009 Pending Litigation Dynacraft Industries Litigation USD ($) | Apr. 29, 2009 Pending Litigation Dynacraft Industries Litigation MYR
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Gain Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed upon, Number |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number | 1 |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Contract Price, Real Property |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 | 38,000,000

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