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INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating loss carryforwards      
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received $ 18,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet $ 18,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet $ 26,700,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries, Gross 139,700,000knl_UndistributedEarningsofForeignSubsidiariesGross    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries, Not To Be Reinvested 64,600,000knl_UndistributedEarningsofForeignSubsidiariesNotToBeReinvested    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 75,100,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Unrecognized tax benefits, which would reduce the effective tax rate if recognized 4,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 4,600,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate      
Federal statutory tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase (decrease) in the tax rate resulting from:      
State taxes, net of federal effect 3.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Effect of tax rates of other countries (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Section 199 deduction (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Change in Contingency Reserve 0.70%knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInContingencyReserve 2.00%knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInContingencyReserve (1.80%)knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInContingencyReserve
Limitation on deduction of Officer’s compensation 1.50%knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLimitationonDeductionofOfficersCompensation 2.60%knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLimitationonDeductionofOfficersCompensation 1.70%knl_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLimitationonDeductionofOfficersCompensation
Other (0.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective tax rate 38.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 40.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 37.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Activity related to unrecognized tax benefits      
Balance, beginning of the year 4,611,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,039,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,930,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions for tax position related to the current year 125,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 691,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 125,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Additions for tax position related to the prior year 350,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 191,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases for tax position related to the prior year 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (1,207,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Prior year reductions      
Lapse of statute of limitations (164,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (119,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Change in exchange rate 0knl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromChangeInExchangeRate 0knl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromChangeInExchangeRate 0knl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromChangeInExchangeRate
Balance, end of the year 4,922,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,611,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,039,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Prior Period Adjustment 4,300,000knl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPriorPeriodAdjustment    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued 500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Foreign      
Operating loss carryforwards      
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 32,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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