Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Indebtedness

		March 31,		December 31,
		2015		2014
Parent Company Debt:
Senior Notes:
8.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2015, $458,641 principal	$	458,040	$	457,723
5.50% Senior Notes due October 18, 2023, $750,000 principal		740,953		740,748
6.625% Senior Notes due October 23, 2043, $250,000 principal		247,000		246,991
Total long-term debt – Parent Company		1,445,993		1,445,462
Subsidiary Debt (non-recourse to Parent Company):
Jefferies:
3.875% Senior Notes, due November 9, 2015, $500,000 principal		505,851		507,944
5.5% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2016, $350,000 principal		360,702		363,229
5.125% Senior Notes, due April 13, 2018, $800,000 principal		839,383		842,359
8.5% Senior Notes, due July 15, 2019, $700,000 principal		826,229		832,797
2.375% Euro Senior Notes, due May 20, 2020, $559,850 principal		558,601		620,725
6.875% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2021, $750,000 principal		849,568		853,091
2.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due July 13, 2022, $4,479 principal		3,956		4,379
5.125% Senior Notes, due January 20, 2023, $600,000 principal		622,716		623,311
6.45% Senior Debentures, due June 8, 2027, $350,000 principal		381,073		381,515
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures, due November 1, 2029,
$345,000 principal		348,276		348,568
6.25% Senior Debentures, due January 15, 2036, $500,000 principal		512,969		513,046
6.50% Senior Notes, due January 20, 2043, $400,000 principal		421,885		421,960
Secured credit facility, due June 26, 2017		205,000		170,000
National Beef Term Loan		336,250		345,000
National Beef Revolving Credit Facility		181,916		135,144
Other		158,415		119,399
Total long-term debt – subsidiaries		7,112,790		7,082,467
Long-term debt	$	8,558,783	$	8,527,929