Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	$ 600,000,000
Credit facility, outstanding	267,100,000	309,400,000
Letter of credit, outstanding	5,600,000
Credit facility, remaining	320,200,000
Credit facility, interest rate assessment	1.00% above LIBOR for long-term borrowings or at the higher of the Prime rate and the Federal Funds Rate.
Credit facility, additional interest rate above LIBOR	1.00%
Credit facility, average interest rate	1.26%
Variable commitment fee	0.20%
Term loan, amount	274,199,000	317,335,000
Facilities maturity date	2012-12-28
Percentage the company believes the current interest rate margin is below current market rates	0.50%
Indebtedness to EBITDA ratio	3.5
EBITDA to fixed charges ratio	1.25
Percentage of capital stock of the company's foreign subsidiaries used to secure credit facility	65.00%
Houno A/S
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	3,000,000
Credit facility, interest rate assessment	1.25% above Euro LIBOR
Credit facility, outstanding	1,500,000
Term loan, amount	1,500,000
Credit facility, additional interest rate above Euro LIBOR	1.25%
Credit facility, interest rate	4.63%
Term loan, maturity	2013
Term loan, interest rate	4.55%
Giga Grandi Cucine Srl
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	3,700,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	4.15%
Facilities maturity date	April 2015
Armor Inox
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Credit facility, amount	$ 400,000
Credit facility, average interest rate	1.70%
Credit facility, maturity	April 2015