Subsequent Event (Details) (Sale [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
Jan. 04, 2012
Sale [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event, date	Jan. 04, 2012
Subsequent event, description	the Company completed the sale of the site of a previous manufacturing and research and development facility located in Oxted, England
Subsequent event, amount	$ 5.6

Describes the event or transaction that occurred between the balance sheet date and the date the financial statements are issued or available to be issued.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 5

-Paragraph 11

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 855

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-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 165

-Paragraph 13

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