Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Financial instruments carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	10,274	$	4,227
Cross-currency swap agreement	—		255
Total financial assets carried at fair value	$	10,274	$	4,482
Interest rate swap agreements	3,310		4,659
Cross-currency swap agreement	165		143
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	3,475	$	4,802

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company’s financial instruments carried at historical cost at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
Revolving credit facility	$	14,653	$	14,769	$	25,153	$	25,222
United States term loan	1,539,700		1,550,939		1,576,100		1,562,385
Canadian term loan	—		—		14,446		14,353
Australian term loan	188,461		191,668		190,100		191,057
Amortizing notes component of TEUs	29,590		28,822		32,435		31,484
Other debt	19,871		20,026		19,901		19,759
Total	$	1,792,275	$	1,806,224	$	1,858,135	$	1,844,260