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Commitments and Contingencies (Litigation) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Feb. 19, 2013 Cooper Lighting, LLC [Member] Patents	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	Jan. 31, 2013 Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. [Member] Employees	Jun. 29, 2010 The Fox Group, Inc. [Member] Patents	Jan. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Illumination Management Solutions, Inc. [Member] Patents
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed upon, Number			2		2
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number				1		2		2	1
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants							2
Gain and Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number	6
Gain and Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Royalty-Free Cross License Period	7 years
Gain and Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Supply Agreement Term	7 years
Non-Cash Litigation Settlement Charge		$ 17.4
Indemnification Obligation Refund Related to Business Combination		$ 17.4

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Number of entity's patents that another entity has allegedly infringed.

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