Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Determination Period

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Fair Value Inputs, Probability Adjusted Revenue

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Warranty Obligations at Fair Value, Decrease in Fair Value Resulting from One Percentage Point Increase in Discount Rate

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Warranty Obligations at Fair Value, Increase in Fair Value Resulting from One Percentage Point Decrease in Discount Rate

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in earnings in the period from the increase (decrease) in fair value of foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4A

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4C

-Subparagraph (e)

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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration earnout period	2 years
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Foreign exchange forward
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of foreign currency	$ 1,500,000	$ 12,500,000
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency	300,000	(400,000)	(500,000)
Warranty obligations \| Recurring \| Level 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of liability	3,562,000	0
Contingent consideration \| Recurring \| Level 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of liability	2,300,000	0
Contingent consideration \| Discounted cash flows \| Recurring \| Level 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of liability	2,300,000
Decrease to fair value measurement as a result of 100 basis point increase	138,000
Increase to fair value measurement as a result of 100 basis point decrease	152,000
Contingent consideration \| Minimum \| Discounted cash flows \| Recurring \| Level 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Probability adjusted level of revenue	2,600,000
Contingent consideration \| Maximum \| Discounted cash flows \| Recurring \| Level 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Probability adjusted level of revenue	$ 17,000,000