.sideBarButtonBackground(){
    background: #dce2ee; /* Old browsers */
    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #DCE2EE 0%, #989BAE 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#DCE2EE), color-stop(100%,#989BAE)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #DCE2EE 0%,#989BAE 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #DCE2EE 0%,#989BAE 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #DCE2EE 0%,#989BAE 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #DCE2EE 0%,#989BAE 100%); /* W3C */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#DCE2EE', endColorstr='#989BAE',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */

}

.sideBarButtonText(){
    color: #333;
	text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #eee;
}

/* Sidebar menu */
/* SubMenu */
.sidebarMenu{
	margin: 0;
	position: relative;
	right: -1px;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

.sidebarMenu li{
    height: 32px;
    width: 180px;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 5px 5px;
    padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
    border: 1px solid #d9e4f4;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #5d7699;
    
    .border-radius(@contentAreaBorderRadius);    
    .sideBarButtonBackground();
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);    

	
}

.sidebarMenu li a{
	text-align: left;
    line-height: 17px;
    display: block;
    width: 200px;
    font-size: 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
    .sideBarButtonText();
}


.sidebarMenu li:hover{
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 12px rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 12px rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
	-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 12px rgba(255,255,255,0.8)
}

/*.sidebarMenu li:active{
	padding: 6px 10px 4px 10px;
    border-color: #5d7699;
	border-bottom-color: #d9e4f4;
	
    box-shadow: inset inset 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.4);    
}*/

.sidebarMenu li.active a{
    color: #1f252d;
    text-shadow: none;
}

.sidebarMenu li.active{
    width: auto;    
	background-image: linear-gradient(left , rgb(221,221,221) 0%, rgb(234,239,242) 100%);
	background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left , rgb(221,221,221) 0%, rgb(234,239,242) 100%);
	background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left , rgb(221,221,221) 0%, rgb(234,239,242) 100%);
	background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left , rgb(221,221,221) 0%, rgb(234,239,242) 100%);
	background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left , rgb(221,221,221) 0%, rgb(234,239,242) 100%);
	
	background-image: -webkit-gradient(
		linear,
		left top,
		right top,
		color-stop(0, rgb(221,221,221)),
		color-stop(1, rgb(234,239,242))
	);
    
    border: 1px solid #5d7699;
    border-right: none;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
    /* position: relative; */
    left: 1px;
    box-shadow: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
    background: @innerContentBackgroundColor;
    border-color: @innerContentBorderColor;
}

.sidebarMenu li.active:active{
	padding: 5px 10px;
}

.sidebarMenu a img{
	width: 32px;
	height: 32px;
    float: left;
    margin-right: 8px;
}

.sidebarMenu a{
    font-weight: bold;
}

.sidebarMenu a div{
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: normal;
}