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Acquisition and Divestiture - Divestitures (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Proceeds from the sale of business, net $ 28,370,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses  
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 18,647,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness 0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness  
Vital Fluids [Member]      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Proceeds from the sale of business, net     30,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Post closing adjustment to cash purchase price     200,000ldl_ProceedsfromDivestitureofBusinessesPostCloseAdjustment
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Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 18,600,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Gain on sale of business, net of tax $ 11,800,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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