.menu {
	width: 908px;
	text-align:left;
	position:relative;
	left: 0px;
	font-size: 10px;
	z-index:100;
	float: left;
	margin-top: 2px;

}
/* 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:149px;}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
position:relative;
display: inline;
margin-right:2px;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
background: transparent url(/images/layout/home/back_button_branche.gif) no-repeat right top;
color: #333333;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline;
width:auto;
height: 26px;
padding: 2px 23px 4px 22px;
float: left;
border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
}

/* 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:32px;
left:0; 
width:129px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:30px;t\op:31px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:149px; top:-1px; width:149px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* 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; border-collapse:collapse;;}

.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background: url('/images/layout/navi/icon_level2.gif') top left no-repeat;
background-color: #eaeaea;
font-size: 10px;
width: 140px;
color:#333; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 3px 6px 14px; 
border: 0px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:140px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu li:hover{
color: #fafafa;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent url(/images/layout/home/back_button_branche_over.gif) no-repeat right;
}
.menu :hover >  a {
color: #fafafa;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent url(/images/layout/home/back_button_branche_over.gif) no-repeat right;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
background: url('/images/layout/navi/back_navi_alles_over_2.gif') top left;
color:#fff; 
}
.menu ul ul a:hover {
color:#fff;
background: transparent url(/images/layout/home/back_button_branche_over.gif) no-repeat left;
width: 140px;
}
/* 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;}
.menu ul ul.left {left:-72px;}