14. Segment Information Segment Information by Geographical Location (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,132,694,000	$ 2,069,235,000	$ 2,073,529,000
Other assets and property, plant and equipment, net	838,900,000	735,000,000
Segement Geographical Group Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	886,100,000	837,000,000	896,400,000
Other assets and property, plant and equipment, net	217,400,000	199,100,000
Segment Geographcial Group Pacific Rim [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	413,300,000	425,700,000	398,400,000
Other assets and property, plant and equipment, net	28,200,000	30,000,000
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	677,700,000	656,700,000	631,000,000
Other assets and property, plant and equipment, net	579,900,000	487,800,000
Other (primarily Canada and Latin America) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	155,600,000	149,800,000	147,700,000
Other assets and property, plant and equipment, net	$ 13,400,000	$ 18,100,000