public function removeNumberValueFormatting( $element )
	{
		if ( empty( $element['value'] ) ) $element['value'];

		if ( is_null( $this->numberFormatter ) )
		{
			$this->numberFormatter = new NumberFormatter( $this->getLocale(), NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
		}

		return $this->numberFormatter->parse( $element['value'], NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE );
	}