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Exit Activity from Itay and Germany Facilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Exit Activity from Italy and Germany Facilities [Text Block]
Exit Activity from Italy and Germany Facilities
 
In 2011, the Company’s new plant in Slovakia became the Company's European product distribution facility.  Product assembly previously done in the Company’s Italy and Germany facilities is now done in its Slovakia plant.  As a result of this, the Company had termination costs to certain manufacturing and operations employees from the Italy facility.  The product assembly transition from the Company’s Italy plant to the Slovakia plant was completed in March 2011.  The Italy facility continues to support sales in Europe.  The product assembly transition from the Company's Germany plant to the Slovakia plant was completed in the third quarter of 2011. The Germany facility will continue to support a small amount of manufacturing that is not intended to be transferred to the Slovakia plant at this time. In the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded $0.8 million in one-time termination costs, $0.7 million in cost of goods sold and $0.1 million in sales, general and administrative expense.  As of December 31, 2011, $0.1 million is accrued for these exit costs.