/* Some stylesheet reset */
.nav, .nav ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
	line-height: 1;
}

/* The top navigation menu */
.nav {
	/* Layout & positioning */
	margin:0 auto;
	display: block;
	position: relative;
	width: 971px;
	height: 36px;


	/* Background & effects */
	background: #045282; /* Background for Internet Explorer 9 and older browsers */
}

/* The link containers */
.active {
	/* Layout & positioning */
	display: block;
	padding: 6px 0px;

	/* Typography */
	font-family: 'BenchNine', sans-serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000000;
	text-align: center;
	/* Chaning the background on hover with a smooth transition */
	background: #CDE4F4;
	height:36px;	
}

.nav>li {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

/* The main navigation links */
.nav>li>a {
	/* Layout & positioning */
	display: block;
	padding: 9px 30px;
	/*border-right: 1px dotted #000000;
	border-left: 1px dotted #000000;*/

	/* Typography */
	font-family: 'BenchNine', sans-serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #fff;
	text-align: center;
	text-transform:uppercase;

	/* Chaning the background on hover with a smooth transition */
	-webkit-transition: background .35s linear;
	-moz-transition: background .35s linear;
	-ms-transition: background .35s linear;
	-o-transition: background .35s linear;
	transition: background .35s linear;
}

/* Chaning the background on hover */
.nav>li>a:hover, .nav>li:hover>a {
	background: #CDE4F4;
	color:#000000;	
}

.nav>li:first-child a {
	border-top-left-radius: 3px;
}

/* The pointer arrow */
.arrow {
	cursor: pointer;
    height: 0px;
    border: 3px solid transparent;
    /*border-bottom-color: #45c3f2;*/
    left: 43px;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0px;
    width: 0;
    z-index: 0;

    -moz-transition: all .3s ease;
    -ms-transition: all .3s ease;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.arrow:hover {
    -moz-transition-duration: 3000s;
    -ms-transition-duration: 3000s;
    -o-transition-duration: 3000s;
    -webkit-transition-duration: 3000s;
    transition-duration: 3000s;
}

.nav li:nth-child(1):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(1) ~ .arrow {
    left: 43px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(2):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(2) ~ .arrow {
    left: 134px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(3):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(3) ~ .arrow {
    left: 226px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(4):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(4) ~ .arrow {
    left: 318px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(5):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(5) ~ .arrow {
    left: 410px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(6):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(6) ~ .arrow {
    left: 502px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(7):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(7) ~ .arrow {
    left: 594px;
}
.nav li:nth-child(8):hover ~ .arrow, .nav .active:nth-child(8) ~ .arrow {
    left: 686px;
}

/* General styling for the submenus */
.nav ul {
	display: block;
	position: absolute;
	left: -9999px;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
}

/* Level 1 submenus */
.nav>li>ul {
	cursor: pointer;
	padding-top: 0px;
	z-index: 200;
	top: 36px;
	
}

/* Making the level 1 submenu to appear on hover */
.nav>li:hover>ul {
	left: 0px;
}

/* Level 2+ submenus */
.nav ul ul {
	left: -9999px;
	top: 0px;
	z-index: 399;
}

/* Making the level 2+ submenu to appear on hover */
.nav ul>li:hover>ul {
	left: 135px;
	top: 0px;
}

/* The submenu link containers */
.nav ul li {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	
	/* Creating the slide effect. The list elements which contain the links have 0 height. On hover, they will expand */
	height: 0px;
	-webkit-transition: height .2s;
	-moz-transition: height .2s;
	-o-transition: height .2s;
	-ms-transition: height .2s;
}

/* Expanding the list elements which contain the links */
.nav li:hover>ul>li {
	height: 24px;
}

.nav>li:hover>ul>li:first-child {
	height: 27px;
}

.nav>li>ul>li:first-child>a {
	/*border-top: 3px solid #45c3f2;*/
}

.nav>li>ul>li.dropdown:first-child>ul {
	top: 3px;
}

/* The links of the submenus */
.nav ul li a {
	/* Layout */
	display: block;
	width: 155px;
	padding: 9px 10px 6px 20px;

	/* Typography */
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	background: #4B4B4B;

	/* Every change to the links (background, color etc) will be made with a smooth transition */
	-webkit-transition: all .2s;
	-moz-transition: all .2s;
	-ms-transition: all .2s;
	-o-transition: all .2s;
	transition: all .2s;
}

.nav>li>ul>li:first-child>a::before {
	content: "";
	display: block;
	position: absolute;
	width: 100%;
	height: 6px;
	background: transparent;
	top: -6px;
	left: 0;
	z-index: 9999;
}


/* The hover state of the links */
.nav ul li:hover>a, .nav ul li>a:hover {
	background: #045282;
	color: #ffffff;
}

/* The arrow indicating a level 2+ submenu */
.nav ul>.dropdown>a::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	right: 3px;
	width: 0px;
	height: 0px;
	border-top: 3px solid transparent;
	border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
	border-left: 3px solid #999;
	border-right: 3px solid transparent;
}

/* Changing the color of the arrow on hover */
.nav ul>.dropdown:hover>a::after, .nav ul>.dropdown>a:hover::after {
	border-left-color: #45c3f2;
}