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Long-Term Debt, Repayment of Principal in Year Three and Four

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Long-Term Debt, Repayments of Principal in Year Five and Thereafter

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Long-Term Debt, Repayments of Principal in Year One and Two

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Long-Term Debt, Secured Debt, Percentage of Subsidiary Capital Stock to Guarantee Debt, Domestic

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Long-Term Debt, Secured Debt, Percentage of Subsidiary Capital Stock to Guarantee Debt, Foreign

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liabilities incurred by the acquirer as part of consideration transferred in a business combination.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 02, 2014
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Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
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Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity interests (as a percent)		100.00%
Total purchase consideration		262,500,000.0
Purchase price payable in restricted stock units		11,000,000
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Percentage of domestic subsidiary capital stock guaranteeing debt		100.00%
Percentage of foreign subsidiary capital stock guaranteeing debt		65.00%
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Issuance of debt, face amount		150,000,000
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Credit facility		150,000,000
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Credit facility		25,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Standby Letters of Credit [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Credit facility		25,000,000.0
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Commitment fee percentage		0.25%
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Issuance of debt, face amount		$ 150,000,000