Commitments and Contingencies Textuals (Details)		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Moosup [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Moosup [Member] Other accruals and payables [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 New Hartford [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 New Hartford [Member] Other accruals and payables [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2008 United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2013 United Kingdom [Member] Other accruals and payables [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bloomfield [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2008 Bloomfield [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bloomfield [Member] Other accruals and payables [Member] USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Payments		$ 2,500,000		$ 500,000		£ 1,100,000			$ 6,900,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies		4,500,000	200,000	2,200,000	300,000	300,000		500,000		10,300,000	2,300,000
Site Contingency, Accrual, Discount Amount										10,300,000
Site Contingency, Accrual, Undiscounted Amount	12,300,000									20,800,000
Discount rate										8.00%
Environmental Exit Costs, Anticipated Cost							1,600,000
Enviromental Remediation Liability Released to Income						£ 200,000