def _merge_tops_merge_all(self, tops):
        '''
        Merge the top files into a single dictionary
        '''
        def _read_tgt(tgt):
            match_type = None
            states = []
            for item in tgt:
                if isinstance(item, dict):
                    match_type = item
                if isinstance(item, six.string_types):
                    states.append(item)
            return match_type, states

        top = DefaultOrderedDict(OrderedDict)
        for ctops in six.itervalues(tops):
            for ctop in ctops:
                for saltenv, targets in six.iteritems(ctop):
                    if saltenv == 'include':
                        continue
                    try:
                        for tgt in targets:
                            if tgt not in top[saltenv]:
                                top[saltenv][tgt] = ctop[saltenv][tgt]
                                continue
                            m_type1, m_states1 = _read_tgt(top[saltenv][tgt])
                            m_type2, m_states2 = _read_tgt(ctop[saltenv][tgt])
                            merged = []
                            match_type = m_type2 or m_type1
                            if match_type is not None:
                                merged.append(match_type)
                            merged.extend(m_states1)
                            merged.extend([x for x in m_states2 if x not in merged])
                            top[saltenv][tgt] = merged
                    except TypeError:
                        raise SaltRenderError('Unable to render top file. No targets found.')
        return top