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Segment Reporting (Details Textual) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 Products Segment
Segment Reporting (Textual) [Abstract] |
Number of geographical segments | 2
Number of primary products | 2

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- Definition Number of geographical segments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of primary products. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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- Details
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