Business Acquisitions and Disposition (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 TWVC USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 TWVC USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Trade name	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer relationships	Dec. 31, 2012 Technology	Dec. 31, 2011 Tekmar CAD	Dec. 31, 2012 Tekmar USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar CAD	Jan. 31, 2012 Tekmar Up to CAD	Dec. 31, 2011 Socla USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Socla USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2011 Socla USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2011 Socla EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Socla Trade name	Dec. 31, 2012 Socla Customer relationships	Jun. 28, 2010 Austroflex USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2010 Austroflex Customer relationships
Acquisition
Initial purchase price paid											$ 17.8	18.0
Aggregate consideration, net													26.2			172.4	116.3			33.7
Annual sales prior to the acquisition									11.0											23.0
Purchase price allocated to goodwill											11.7					83.1				12.3
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets											10.1					39.9				17.2
Weighted-average remaining life	9 years 2 months 12 days					11 years 7 months 6 days	6 years 6 months	11 years 9 months 18 days										20 years	10 years		8 years
Assets and liabilities acquired
Cash																7.4
Accounts receivable																28.2
Inventory																24.6
Fixed assets																46.8
Other assets																6.9
Intangible assets																39.9
Goodwill											11.7					83.1				12.3
Accounts payable																(8.2)
Accrued expenses and other																(20.1)
Deferred tax liability																(25.4)
Debt																(10.8)
Purchase price													26.2			172.4	116.3			33.7
Supplemental pro-forma information
Net sales														1,471.5	1,392.6
Net income from continuing operations														70.2	66.5
Net income per share:
Basic EPS continuing operations (in dollars per share)														$ 1.88	$ 1.78
Diluted EPS continuing operations (in dollars per share)														$ 1.87	$ 1.78
Net interest expense related to financing														0.7	2.1
Net amortization expense of amortizable tangible and intangible assets														0.8	2.3
Net Non-recurring acquisition-related charges and third-party costs														4.3	1.5
Outstanding stock acquired (as a percent)																				100.00%
Cash paid at closing on acquisition	17.5	165.5	36.3
Liability recognized as an estimate of the acquisition date fair value of the contingent consideration										5.1
Revenues														94.8
Operating income (loss)	123.4	116.7	114.2											1.6
Acquisition-related costs														4.7
Restructuring charges														2.7
Net proceeds from sale				6.1
Pre-tax gain on sale				7.7
After-tax gain on sale				$ 11.4	$ (1.6)