Business Acquisitions (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Apr. 02, 2010
Trade names
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
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Aug. 31, 2011
Trade names
Rotex
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Sep. 30, 2011
Not less than
Customer relationships
Year
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Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Customer relationships
Year
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Apr. 02, 2010
Customer relationships
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
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Aug. 31, 2011
Customer relationships
Rotex
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Sep. 30, 2011
Not less than
Technology, including patents
Year
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Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Technology, including patents
Year
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Apr. 02, 2010
Technology, including patents
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
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Aug. 31, 2011
Technology, including patents
Rotex
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Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Backlog
Year
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Apr. 02, 2010
Backlog
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
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Aug. 31, 2011
Backlog
Rotex
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Apr. 02, 2010
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
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Aug. 31, 2011
Rotex
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| Amounts and useful lives assigned to amortizable identifiable intangible assets | |||||||||||||||
| Identifiable intangible assets | $ 50.6 | $ 26.0 | $ 150.3 | $ 82.1 | $ 16.1 | $ 7.4 | $ 1.7 | $ 3.3 | $ 218.7 | $ 118.8 | |||||
| Estimated Useful Lives (in years) | 17 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
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- Definition The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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