Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Current [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 31,220,000		$ 17,791,000		$ 10,887,000
Foreign	1,706,000		1,362,000		1,108,000
Total current	32,926,000		19,153,000		11,995,000
Deferred [Abstract]
Domestic	(1,178,000)		5,909,000		(11,886,000)
Foreign	171,000		(84,000)		12,000
Total deferred	(1,007,000)		5,825,000		(11,874,000)
Total income tax provision	31,919,000		24,978,000		121,000
Cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	25,500,000		27,600,000		19,900,000
Earnings before income taxes of foreign operations	6,400,000		4,400,000		4,300,000
Reconciliations between taxes at the U.S. Federal income tax rate and taxes at our effective income tax rate on earnings [Abstract]
U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35%	29,737,000		23,781,000		22,557,000
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	2,936,000		2,021,000		2,261,000
Income tax (tax benefits) attributable to foreign income	(428,000)		(852,000)		(163,000)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits	0		0		(454,000)
Other non-deductible items, net	(806,000)		697,000		(2,455,000)
Change in valuation allowance	480,000		(669,000)		(21,625,000)
Total income tax provision	31,919,000		24,978,000		121,000
U.S. Federal income tax rate (in hundredths)	35.00%
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]
Inventories	16,801,000		16,115,000
Allowance for customer returns	11,622,000		10,660,000
Postretirement benefits	2,446,000		2,911,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts	2,592,000		2,223,000
Accrued salaries and benefits	9,110,000		7,924,000
Net operating loss	0		84,000
Capital loss	5,999,000		6,007,000
Tax credit carryforwards	695,000		1,167,000
Deferred gain on building sale	1,713,000		2,123,000
Accrued asbestos liabilities	9,780,000		10,358,000
Other	0		470,000
Deferred tax assets, gross	60,758,000		60,042,000
Valuation Allowance	(6,694,000)	[1]	(7,174,000)	[1]
Total deferred tax assets	54,064,000		52,868,000
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]
Depreciation	7,583,000		8,328,000
Promotional costs	187,000		197,000
Other	383,000		0
Total deferred tax liabilities	8,153,000		8,525,000
Net deferred tax assets	45,911,000		44,343,000
Current net deferred tax assets	35,633,000		33,258,000
Non-current net deferred tax assets	10,278,000		11,085,000
Tax valuation allowance allocated to long term deferred tax assets	6,700,000		7,200,000
Tax valuation allowance allocated to current deferred tax assets	0		0
Realized non recurring benefit related to deferred tax valuation allowance			21,500,000		21,500,000
Valuation allowance, remaining amount	6,700,000
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1, 2012	349,000
Increase based on tax positions taken in the current year	0
Decrease based on tax positions taken in the current year	0
Balance at December 31, 2012	349,000		349,000
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward	15,500,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	45,900,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates	Dec. 31, 2020
Tax credit carryforward	$ 600,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Period for statutes of limitations	2 years
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Period for statutes of limitations	6 years
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open Tax Years	2008 onward
Canada Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open Tax Years	2008 onward
Hong Kong Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open Tax Years	2008 onward
Poland Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Open Tax Years	2008 onward

[1] Current net deferred tax assets are $35.6 million and $33.2 million for 2013 and 2012, respectively. Non-current net deferred tax assets are $10.3 million and $11.1 million for 2013 and 2012, respectively. The tax valuation allowance was allocated to long term deferred tax assets in the amounts of $6.7 million and $7.2 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. None of the valuation allowance was allocated to current deferred tax assets in 2013 and 2012