Consolidating Guarantor Financial Information - Cash Flow (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 477,696	$ 2,489,768	$ 477,239	$ 477,696	$ 469,416
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		492,609	432,859	488,766
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(110,576)	(155,346)	(280,873)
Cash payments related to acquisitions and other		0	(2,565)	(3,360)
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net	7,700	104,718	0	9,646
Payment for settlement of interest rate swap		(33,425)	0	0
Sales of (investments in) marketable securities, net		649	169	(1,615)
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Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity			0	0
Intercompany investing related payments			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities		(46,133)	(157,742)	(301,161)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		1,888,197	0	0
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Proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt		0	117,000	0
Other (repayments) borrowings, net		(5,825)	398,544	(49,421)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(84,102)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	(78,107)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	(69,113)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(15,535)	(10,014)	(7,628)
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Repurchases of common stock		(150,000)	(582,298)	(63,575)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,713	5,553	21,148
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements		826	3,266	14,809
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions		(3,284)	(6,149)	(9,124)
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Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity			0	0
Intercompany financing related payments			0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,609,329	(288,046)	(177,294)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents		(43,276)	12,472	(2,031)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		2,012,529	(457)	8,280
Issuer
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	145,999	1,930,802	88,476	145,999	47,018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		227,426	270,179	342,173
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(81,624)	(79,441)	(136,299)
Cash payments related to acquisitions and other			(250)	(3,072)
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net		97,523		0
Payment for settlement of interest rate swap		(33,425)
Sales of (investments in) marketable securities, net		668	186	(1,607)
Long-term advances to joint ventures		0		(2,459)
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity			47,393	39,851
Intercompany investing related payments			0	(33,809)
Net cash used in investing activities		(16,858)	(32,112)	(137,395)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		1,888,197
Repayments of long-term debt		(108)	(117,097)	(86)
Proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt			117,000
Other (repayments) borrowings, net		4,178	363,000	144
Dividends paid to shareholders		(84,102)	(78,107)	(69,113)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Intercompany dividends paid		0	0	0
Repurchases of common stock		(150,000)	(582,298)	(63,575)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,713	5,553	21,148
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements		826	3,266	14,809
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions		(3,284)	(6,149)	(9,124)
Debt financing costs		(17,644)	(108)
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity			43,850	0
Intercompany financing related payments			(43,850)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,640,776	(294,940)	(105,797)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents		(9,018)	(650)	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,842,326	(57,523)	98,981
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Cash payments related to acquisitions and other			0	0
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net		0		0
Payment for settlement of interest rate swap		0
Sales of (investments in) marketable securities, net		0	0	0
Long-term advances to joint ventures		0		0
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity			0	0
Intercompany investing related payments			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities		0	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Repayments of long-term debt		0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt			0
Other (repayments) borrowings, net		0	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Intercompany dividends paid		0	0	0
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0	0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements		0	0	0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions		0	0	0
Debt financing costs		0	0
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity			0	0
Intercompany financing related payments			0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		0	0	0
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	331,697	558,966	388,763	331,697	422,398
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		273,176	177,806	189,511
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(28,952)	(75,905)	(144,574)
Cash payments related to acquisitions and other			(2,315)	(288)
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net		7,195		9,646
Payment for settlement of interest rate swap		0
Sales of (investments in) marketable securities, net		(19)	(17)	(8)
Long-term advances to joint ventures		(7,499)		(22,500)
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity			43,850	0
Intercompany investing related payments			(43,850)	0
Net cash used in investing activities		(29,275)	(78,237)	(157,724)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Repayments of long-term debt		(5,909)	(18,636)	(14,304)
Proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt			0
Other (repayments) borrowings, net		(10,003)	35,544	(49,565)
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(15,535)	(10,014)	(7,628)
Intercompany dividends paid		(7,993)	(15,126)	(42,918)
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0	0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements		0	0	0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions		0	0	0
Debt financing costs		0	0
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity			0	33,809
Intercompany financing related payments			(47,393)	(39,851)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(39,440)	(55,625)	(120,457)
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents		(34,258)	13,122	(2,031)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		170,203	57,066	(90,701)
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		(7,993)	(15,126)	(42,918)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Cash payments related to acquisitions and other			0	0
Cash proceeds from divestitures, net		0		0
Payment for settlement of interest rate swap		0
Sales of (investments in) marketable securities, net		0	0	0
Long-term advances to joint ventures		0		0
Proceeds from intercompany investing related activity			(91,243)	(39,851)
Intercompany investing related payments			43,850	33,809
Net cash used in investing activities		0	(47,393)	(6,042)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Repayments of long-term debt		0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings of other long-term debt			0
Other (repayments) borrowings, net		0	0	0
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		0	0	0
Intercompany dividends paid		7,993	15,126	42,918
Repurchases of common stock		0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0	0
Excess tax benefits realized from stock-based compensation arrangements		0	0	0
Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation award distributions		0	0	0
Debt financing costs		0	0
Proceeds from intercompany financing related activity			(43,850)	(33,809)
Intercompany financing related payments			91,243	39,851
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		7,993	62,519	48,960
Net effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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