diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 3f9ad137..61467532 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -3563,25 +3563,24 @@
 	 */
 	function _fnConvertToWidth ( sWidth, nParent )
 	{
-		if ( !sWidth || sWidth === null || sWidth === '' )
+		if ( ! sWidth )
 		{
 			return 0;
 		}
 		
-		if ( !nParent )
+		if ( ! nParent )
 		{
 			nParent = document.body;
 		}
 		
-		var iWidth;
-		var nTmp = document.createElement( "div" );
-		nTmp.style.width = _fnStringToCss( sWidth );
+		var n = $('<div/>')
+			.css( 'width', _fnStringToCss( sWidth ) )
+			.appendTo( nParent );
+	
+		var width = n.offsetWidth;
+		n.remove();
 		
-		nParent.appendChild( nTmp );
-		iWidth = nTmp.offsetWidth;
-		nParent.removeChild( nTmp );
-		
-		return ( iWidth );
+		return width;
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.sizing.js b/media/src/core/core.sizing.js
index 54073bb8..d933204e 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.sizing.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.sizing.js
@@ -7,25 +7,24 @@
  */
 function _fnConvertToWidth ( sWidth, nParent )
 {
-	if ( !sWidth || sWidth === null || sWidth === '' )
+	if ( ! sWidth )
 	{
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
-	if ( !nParent )
+	if ( ! nParent )
 	{
 		nParent = document.body;
 	}
 	
-	var iWidth;
-	var nTmp = document.createElement( "div" );
-	nTmp.style.width = _fnStringToCss( sWidth );
+	var n = $('<div/>')
+		.css( 'width', _fnStringToCss( sWidth ) )
+		.appendTo( nParent );
+
+	var width = n.offsetWidth;
+	n.remove();
 	
-	nParent.appendChild( nTmp );
-	iWidth = nTmp.offsetWidth;
-	nParent.removeChild( nTmp );
-	
-	return ( iWidth );
+	return width;
 }