.menu {
	width:720px; 
	/*font-size:0.85em;*/
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	font-size: 10px;
}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type:none;
}
.menu ul ul {
	width:120px;
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
	float:left;
	width:120px;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a,  .menu a:visited {
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #fff;
	width: 109px;
	height: 30px;
	border: 1px solid #fff;
	border-width: 1px 1px 0 0;
	background: #2F4168;
	padding-left: 10px;
	line-height: 29px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html  .menu a, * html  .menu a:visited {
	width:109px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop,  .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background: #88A4D2 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) no-repeat right
bottom;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background: #668AC6 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) no-repeat right
bottom;
}
 .menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background: #668AC6 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) no-repeat right
bottom;
}
/* style the third level background */
 .menu ul ul ul a,  .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background:#e2dfa8;
}
/* style the third level hover */
 .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background:#b2ab9b;
}


/* 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:31px;
	left:0; 
	width:120px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html  .menu ul ul {
	top:30px;
	top:31px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
 .menu ul ul ul{
	left:120px; 
	top:0;
	width:120px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
 .menu ul ul ul.left {
	left:-120px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
 .menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}

/* style the second level links */
 .menu ul ul a,  .menu ul ul a:visited {
	background: #88A4D2;
	color: #000;
	height: auto;
	line-height: 1em;
	padding: 5px 10px;
/* Breite Untermenü */	width: 139px /* yet another hack for IE5.5 */;
}
* html  .menu ul ul a{
	width:120px;
	width:109px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
 .menu a:hover,  .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color: #fff;
	background: #668AC6;
}
 .menu :hover > a,  .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color: #fff;
	background: #668AC6;
}

/* 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; 
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
 .menu 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;
}