/* common styling */
.menu {font-family: arial, sans-serif; width:552px; position:relative; margin:0; font-size:11px; margin:2px 0 20px 0; z-index:100;} /*20px is the menu depth*/
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {display:block; text-decoration:none; color:#000;width:auto; height:20px; text-align:left; color:#C40000; border:1px solid #00000; background:#220500; line-height:20px; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; padding-right:15px; padding-left:3px; overflow:hidden;}
.menu ul {padding:0; margin:0;list-style-type: none; }
.menu ul li {float:left; margin-right:1px; position:relative;}
.menu ul li ul {display: none;}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
.menu ul li:hover a {color:#fff; background:#8C1A16; position:relative; left:1px} /*this is what happens to the top menu when hovering over tit*/
.menu ul li:hover ul {display:block; position:absolute; top:19px; left:0; width:auto;}  /*this is what happens to the top menu */

.menu ul li:hover ul li a.hide {background:#220500; color:#C40000;width:170px;padding-right:0px; } /*this for menu item that is hiding other me menus*/
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover a.hide {background:#8C1A16; color:#fff; } /*this is when hovering over a submenu*/
.menu ul li:hover ul li ul {display: none;}

.menu ul li:hover ul li a {display:block; background:#220500; color:#C40000;width:170px;padding-right:0px}  /*items that are not hiding other menus*/
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {background:#8C1A16; color:#fff;padding-right:0px}
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul {display:block; position:absolute; left:172px; top:0;padding-right:0px} /*this appears to be the vertical alignment of the menus*/
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul.left {left:-170px;}