Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	95,771	60,967
Accumulated Amortization	(13,637)	(9,121)
Net Carrying Amount	82,134us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	51,846us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	4,143	2,860
Accumulated Amortization	(705)	(117)
Net Carrying Amount	3,438	2,743
Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	564	639
Accumulated Amortization	(189)	(201)
Net Carrying Amount	375	438
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	44,450	19,960
Accumulated Amortization	(4,679)	(3,575)
Net Carrying Amount	39,771	16,385
Supplier relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	350	350
Accumulated Amortization	(268)	(213)
Net Carrying Amount	82	137
Trademarks and trade names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	10,765	7,003
Accumulated Amortization	(1,855)	(1,334)
Net Carrying Amount	8,910	5,669
Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	35,499	30,155
Accumulated Amortization	(5,941)	(3,681)
Net Carrying Amount	29,558	26,474
Weighted Average [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	16 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Non-compete agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	5 years	5 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	10 years	10 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	19 years	23 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Supplier relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	5 years	5 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Trademarks and trade names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	14 years	16 years
Weighted Average [Member] \| Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period In Years	14 years	15 years

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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