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Current and noncurrent portions of long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional commitments under the revolving line of credit or term loans			$ 250,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 3,226,000		3,226,000	$ 3,905,000
Long-term debt						$ 824,260,000	$ 735,267,000
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	$ (2,660,000)	$ (4,868,000)	(4,500,000)	$ (4,554,000)
Other Financing Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt facility amount						43,300,000	64,500,000
Additional borrowings available						$ 21,100,000	39,400,000
2014 Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			3,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 3,200,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin percentage					2.50%	2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
Applicable margin percentage					1.50%	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin percentage					1.50%	1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin percentage					0.50%	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility, Maturing 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt						$ 580,000	$ 78,000,000
Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate					4.09%	4.09%
Borrowings under revolving line of credit						$ 600,000
Additional borrowings available						$ 494,800,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $355 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate					4.58%	4.58%
Long-term debt						$ 354,100,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $235 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate					4.58%	4.58%
Long-term debt						$ 234,400,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $230 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt stated interest rate					4.58%	4.58%
Long-term debt						$ 229,400,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $375.5 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument/credit facility			7 years
Debt amount issued						357,500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $300 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument/credit facility			7 years
Debt amount issued						300,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Euro Term Loan Facility €250 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument/credit facility			7 years
Debt amount issued \| €					€ 250,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional borrowings available under the term loan facility						$ 0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Secured Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Applicable margin percentage					2.25%	2.25%
Secured Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin percentage					1.25%	1.25%
Secured Debt [Member] \| 2014 Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt facility amount						$ 400,000,000
Term of debt instrument/credit facility			5 years
Secured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt facility amount						400,000,000
Term of debt instrument/credit facility			5 years
Secured Debt [Member] \| Amended Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt facility amount						500,000,000
Equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to percentage of the original principal amount of the term loans			0.25%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $355 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount issued						355,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $235 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount issued						235,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Amended Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Term Loan Facility $230 Million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount issued						$ 230,000,000
U.S. Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock pledged as collateral, percentage			100.00%
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock pledged as collateral, percentage			65.00%