Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 23, 2012 Infastech [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Old Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 New Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 New Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 08, 2012 HHI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 HHI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 North America [Member] HHI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 USHomeCenters [Member] HHI [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 27,100,000					$ 1,400,000,000
Revenues							940,000,000
Cost to acquire Infastech		850,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Days Available			364 days
Line of Credit Facility, Term Out Provision Period				1 year
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 1,000,000,000
Revenues, Percent geographic location								90.00%	50.00%