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Debt - Additional Information (Details)

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Apr. 16, 2012
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior credit facility expansion option, available 350,000,000atu_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalExpansionOptionAvailable    
Debt Instrument, actual interest rate 1.94%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage    
Libor Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Revolving Credit Facility      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Maximum borrowing capacity 600,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Maximum borrowing capacity 90,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
   
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan 1,100,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
   
Line of Credit | Senior Credit Facility - Revolver      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unused credit line 389,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityRevolverMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
   
Unused credit line Available for Borrowing, Amount 328,000,000atu_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAvailableforBorrowingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityRevolverMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
   
Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, actual interest rate 104.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt instrument, interest rate 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Minimum      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.15%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Interest coverage ratio 3.50atu_Interestcoverageratio
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Minimum | Libor Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Minimum | Base Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Minimum | Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Maximum      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.40%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Leverage ratio 3.75atu_LeverageRatio
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Maximum | Libor Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
   
Maximum | Base Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
   
Maximum | Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   102.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Scenario, Forecast | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan     $ 2,300,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember