Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Financial instruments carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:
Financial assets carried at fair value:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	15,686	$	36,987
Cross-currency swap agreement	—		16,056
Total financial assets carried at fair value	$	15,686	$	53,043
Financial liabilities carried at fair value:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	3,505	$	2,439
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	3,505	$	2,439

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company's financial instruments carried at historical cost at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
United States term loan	$	1,490,000	$	1,477,987	$	1,433,414	$	1,429,204
Australian term loan	193,004		191,128		134,436		135,491
Revolving credit facility	44,422		44,658		15,949		15,956
Amortizing notes component of tangible equity units	16,591		16,562		21,878		21,698
Other debt	19,021		18,872		19,035		18,996
Total	$	1,763,038	$	1,749,207	$	1,624,712	$	1,621,345