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Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year One.

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Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year Two.

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Amount of cash payments made as the result of exit or disposal activities. Excludes payments associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Amount of foreign currency translation adjustment increasing or decreasing the accrual for a specified type of restructuring cost.

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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	11,141
Number of Years for the Personnel Accrual to Be Spent	1
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	5,504
Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year One	4,265
Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year Two	916
Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year Three	134
Restructuring Reserve Scheduled Lease Payments Year Four	189
Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	1,338
Number of Years for the Other Accrual to Be Spent	1
Restructuring Charges 2014 Plan [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	38,347
Payments	(24,765)
Non-cash usage	(729)
Foreign currency translation	(505)
Restructuring Reserve	12,348
Restructuring Charges 2014 Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	29,268
Payments	(20,172)
Non-cash usage	0
Foreign currency translation	(474)
Restructuring Reserve	8,622
Restructuring Charges 2014 Plan [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	5,591
Payments	(3,082)
Non-cash usage	0
Foreign currency translation	(30)
Restructuring Reserve	2,479
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Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	3,488
Payments	(1,511)
Non-cash usage	(729)
Foreign currency translation	(1)
Restructuring Reserve	1,247
Restructuring Charges 2013 Plan [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	31,737
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	1,317	79,921
Payments	(28,152)	(48,220)
Non-cash usage		(895)
Foreign currency translation	(457)	931
Restructuring Reserve	4,445	31,737
Restructuring Charges 2013 Plan [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	25,721
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	(716)	66,233
Payments	(22,557)	(41,350)
Non-cash usage		0
Foreign currency translation	(374)	838
Restructuring Reserve	2,074	25,721
Restructuring Charges 2013 Plan [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	5,808
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	2,033	12,586
Payments	(5,492)	(6,870)
Non-cash usage		0
Foreign currency translation	(69)	92
Restructuring Reserve	2,280	5,808
Restructuring Charges 2013 Plan [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	208
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	0	1,102
Payments	(103)	0
Non-cash usage		(895)
Foreign currency translation	(14)	1
Restructuring Reserve	91	208
Restructuring Charges From Prior to 2013 [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	(187)
Restructuring Reserve	1,190
Restructuring Charges From Prior to 2013 [Member] \| Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	(184)
Restructuring Reserve	445
Restructuring Charges From Prior to 2013 [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	(3)
Restructuring Reserve	745
Restructuring Charges From Acquisitions [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, integration, and other charges	$ 364	$ 11,935	$ 2,717