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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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Amount of (increase) decrease to an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from the subsequent recognition of deferred tax assets.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

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- Definition

Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Goodwill (Additional Disclosures) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 reporting_unit segment	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units		5us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits
Number of reporting units with goodwill balance		3
Goodwill acquired	$ 39,300us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	$ 4,860us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	$ 39,328us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Final Florida Chemical acquisition adjustment		1,162	0	0
Energy Chemical Technologies [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired	18,700	6,022	18,686
Consumer and Industrial Chemical Technologies [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired	$ 20,600	$ (1,162)	$ 20,642