/***********************************************************/
	
/* Sub Menu Container */
.sub_menu_container {
	z-index: 10000;
	border: none;
	position: relative;
	padding: 18px 0;
	min-height: 1px;
	}
	
.sub_menu_container h3 {
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 18px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 10px;
	}
	
	
.sub_menu {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1000;
	text-align: left;
	font-size: 11px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
	width: 180px;
	}
	
.sub_menu:after {
    content: "."; 
    display: block; 
    height: 0; 
    clear: both; 
    visibility: hidden;
}

	
.sub_menu li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	position: relative;
	width: 170px;
	float: left;
	z-index: 100;
	background:url(images/menu_underline.gif) repeat-x left bottom;

	}
	
.sub_menu a {
	display: block;
	height: 25px;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:0;
	line-height: 18px;
	color: #484e53;
	margin: 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	position: relative;
	background:url(images/menu_underline.gif) repeat-x left bottom;
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-left:5px;
	}
	
	* html .sub_menu a{
		padding-bottom:5px;
	}

.sub_menu a:hover{
	background:url(images/menu_underline_hover.gif) repeat-x left bottom;
}

.sub_menu a strong {
    font-weight: normal;
}

/** drop down **/

/*Root item*/
.has_sub a{
	background: url(images/menu_bullet2.gif) no-repeat right bottom;
}

.sub_menu li.over, .sub_menu li.has_sub_over {
	z-index: 200;
	}

.sub_menu li.over a, .sub_menu li.has_sub_over a{
	background-color: #d9d9d9;
	color: #333;
	padding-top:5px;
	}
	
.sub_menu li.has_sub_over a {
	z-index: 300;
	border-right: none;
	position: relative;
	}

/*First Level*/
.sub_menu ul li.over a, .sub_menu ul li.has_sub_over a{
	background-color: #e1e1e1;
	color: #484e53;
		
	}
	
.sub_menu li.has_sub_over ul a {
	margin: 0;
	} 
	
/*Second Level*/
.sub_menu ul ul li.over a, .sub_menu ul ul li.has_sub_over a{
	background-color: #f1f1f1;
	color: #606a74;
	}

.sub_menu li.has_sub_over ul {
	display: block;
	}
	
.sub_menu li.has_sub_over ul ul {
	display: none;
	}
	
.sub_menu li.has_sub_over ul li.has_sub_over ul {
	display: block;
	}
	
.sub_menu li.has_sub_over ul li.has_sub_over {
	z-index: 4000;
	}
	

.sub_menu ul {
	position: absolute;
	display: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	top: 0px;
	left: 170px;
	z-index: 999;
	background: #ccc;
	border-right:dotted 1px #c0bdbc;
	}
	
.sub_menu ul ul {
	z-index: 3000;
	}
	
.sub_menu ul li {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	z-index: 2000;
	position: relative;
	border: none;
	padding: 0;
	}
	
.sub_menu ul li a {
	display: block;
	height: 25px;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:0;
	line-height: 18px;
	color: #606a74;
	margin: 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	position: relative;
	background:url(images/menu_underline.gif) repeat-x left bottom;
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-left:5px;
	width:250px;
	}
	
	* html .sub_menu li a{
		padding:0;
		padding-top:5px;
		padding-left:5px;
	}

	
* html .sub_menu a, * html .sub_menu ul a, * html .sub_menu ul strong {
	height: 1px;
	}
	
	
	
	#left_navigation{
	position:relative;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	}

#left_navigation .nav_section{
	padding-bottom:30px;
	}
	
	.nav_section ul{
		list-style:none;
	}

	.nav_section ul li{
		position:relative;
	}
#read_more_link{
	background: url(images/menu_bullet_up.gif) no-repeat right bottom;
}	
#hider li a{
	font-size:10px;
	height:auto;
	min-height:20px;
	padding-top:3px
}
#hider{
	overflow:hidden;
}

a img{
	border:none;
}