Inventory Cap On Borrowing Base

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- Definition

Percentage Of Proceeds From Certain Asset Sales Required To Pay Down Term Loan

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- Definition

Term Loan

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Increase of additional borrowings on existing and new debt instruments.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(f))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph f

-Article 4

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- Definition

When presenting a range of interest rates, the highest stated (contractual) rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

When presenting a range of interest rates, the lowest stated (contractual) rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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-SubTopic 10

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)

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-SubTopic 470

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (c)

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- Definition

Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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- Definition

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Short And Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 13, 2009 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 13, 2009 Letters Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 21, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Aug. 13, 2009 Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Domestic Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Domestic Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 International Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 International Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Federal Funds Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Federal Funds Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]
Short And Long-Term Debt [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity						$ 8,000	$ 200								$ 1,977
Term loan	3,000	3,750								4,000	2,750	4,000
Increase in additional borrowings	1,250														736
Inventory cap on borrowing base		3,500	3,000
Basis spread on variable rate of debt instruments																		4.00%	3.00%	0.50%	1.25%	0.25%
Line of credit facility, Non-use fee percentage	0.25%
Debt instrument maturity date								Aug. 13, 2014
Weighted average interest rate of debt instruments													4.56%	4.52%		3.97%	3.89%
Credit facility, outstanding balance				4,510	4,360											1,345	1,795
Remaining borrowing capacity under credit facility				1,939	2,689											799	639
Quarterly installment amounts									$ 250
Percentage of proceeds from certain asset sales required to pay down term loan	100.00%
Minimum interest rate of debt instruments															0.75%
Maximum interest rate of debt instruments															2.50%