/* style the outer div to give it width */
.menu 
{
  font-size:10px;
  font-family:arial;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  width: 90%;
  float: left;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul 
{
  padding:0px;
  margin:0;
  list-style-type:none;
  height:25px; 
  background:#2f3c57;
}

/* style the sub-level lists */
.menu ul ul 
{
  width:15em;
  background:#FFFFFF;
  color: #2f3c57;
  padding-left:2px;
  
}

/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li 
{
  float:left;
  height:25px; 
  line-height:25px;
}

/* style the sub level list items */
.menu ul ul li 
{
  display:block;
  width:12em;
  height:auto;
  position:relative;
  line-height:1em;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited 
{
  display: block;
  float:left;
  height:100%;
  font-size:1em;
  text-decoration:none;
  color:#FFFFFF;
  background:#2f3c57;
  padding-left: 10px;
  padding-right: 10px;
  text-align: left;
}

/* style the sub level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited 
{
  display:block;
  background:#FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #000;
  color:#2f3c57;
  width:12em;
  height:100%;
  line-height:1em; 
  padding:0.5em 1em;
}
.menu ul table ul a, .menu ul table ul a:visited  
{
  width:14em; 
  width:12em;
}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table 
{
  position:absolute; 
  left:0; 
  top:0; 
  font-size:1em;
}
.menu ul ul table 
{
  left:-1px;
}
.menu ul ul table ul.left 
{
  margin-left:2px;
}

.menu li:hover 
{
  position:relative;
}
* html .menu a:hover 
{
  position:relative;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited 
{
  background:#FFFFFF;
}
/* style the fourth level background */
.menu ul ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul ul a:visited 
{
  background:#FFFFFF;
}
/* style the sub level 1 background */
.menu ul :hover a.sub1 
{
  background:#FFFFFF;
  color: #2f3c57;
}
.menu ul :hover a.sub1:hover 
{
  background:#2f3c57;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* style the sub level 2 background */
.menu ul ul :hover a.sub2 
{
  background:#FFFFFF;
}
.menu ul ul :hover a.sub2:hover
{
  background:#2f3c57;
  color: #FFFFFF
}

/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
.menu a:hover 
{
  color:#FFF;
  background:#bbb;
}
.menu :hover > a 
{
  color:#FFF;
  background:#bbb;
}
/* second */
.menu ul ul a:hover
{
  color:#FFF;
  background:#2f3c57;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a 
{
  color:#FFF;
  background:#2f3c57;
}
/* third */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover 
{
  background:#2f3c57;
}
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a 
{
  background:#2f3c57;
}
/* fourth */
.menu ul ul ul ul a:hover 
{
  background:#eee;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul 
{
  visibility:hidden;
  position:absolute;
  height:0;
  top:25px;
  left:0;
  width:14em;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul
{
  left:14em;
  top:0;
  width:
  14em;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left 
{
  left:-14em;
}


/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul 
{
  visibility:visible; 
  height:auto; 
  padding-bottom:3em; 
  background:transparent url(images/trans.gif);
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul
{
  visibility:hidden;
}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul
{
  visibility:hidden;
}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul
{
  visibility:visible;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul 
{
  visibility:visible;
}