 
             PopUpManager.removePopUp(_dropdown);
             _dropdown = null;
-            bRemoveDropdown = false;
-        }
-
+        }
+        
+        bRemoveDropdown = true;
+        
         UIComponent.resumeBackgroundProcessing();
         var cbdEvent:DropdownEvent =
             new DropdownEvent(_showingDropdown ? DropdownEvent.OPEN : DropdownEvent.CLOSE);

            tween.endTween();
        
        displayDropdown(false, null, false);

    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

        {
            destroyDropdown();
        }
        else if (_showingDropdown)
        {
            bRemoveDropdown = false;
        }

        var ddw:Number = preferredDropdownWidth;
