+    },
+
+    indexOf: function(node) {
+        return this._$.contents().index(node._$);
+    },
+
+    detach: function() {
+        this._$.detach();
+    },
+
+    parent: function() {
+        return new ElementNode(this._$.parent());
+    },
+
+    unwrapContent: function() {
+        var parent = this.parent();
+        if(!parent)
+            return;
+
+        var parentContents = parent.contents(),
+            myContents = this.contents(),
+            myIdx = parent.indexOf(this);
+
+        if(myContents.length === 0)
+            return this.detach();
+
+        var moveLeftRange, moveRightRange, leftMerged;
+
+        if(myIdx > 0 && (parentContents[myIdx-1].nodeType === TEXT_NODE) && (myContents[0].nodeType === TEXT_NODE)) {
+            parentContents[myIdx-1].appendText(myContents[0].getText());
+            myContents[0].detach();
+            moveLeftRange = true;
+            leftMerged = true;
+        } else {
+            leftMerged = false;
+        }
+
+        if(!(leftMerged && myContents.length === 1)) {
+            if(myIdx < parentContents.length - 1 && (parentContents[myIdx+1].nodeType === TEXT_NODE) && (myContents[myContents.length-1].nodeType === TEXT_NODE)) {
+                parentContents[myIdx+1].prependText(myContents[myContents.length-1].getText());
+                myContents[myContents.length-1].detach();
+                moveRightRange = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var childrenLength = this.contents().length;
+        this.contents().forEach(function(child) {
+            this.before(child);
+        }.bind(this));
+
+        this.detach();
+
+        return {
+            element1: parent.contents()[myIdx + (moveLeftRange ? -1 : 0)],
+            element2: parent.contents()[myIdx + childrenLength-1 + (moveRightRange ? 1 : 0)]
+        };