Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Table Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value [Table Text Block]

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

	September 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	$	12,728	$	36,987
Cross-currency swap agreements	—		16,056
Total financial assets carried at fair value	$	12,728	$	53,043
Financial liabilities carried at fair value:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	2,969	$	2,439
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	2,969	$	2,439

Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Historical Cost [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 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
United States term loan	$	1,415,000	$	1,416,842	$	1,433,414	$	1,429,204
Australian term loan	163,226		163,493		134,436		135,491
Revolving credit facility	27,966		28,217		15,949		15,956
Amortizing notes component of tangible equity units	13,902		13,918		21,878		21,698
Other debt	20,682		20,712		19,035		18,996
Total	$	1,640,776	$	1,643,182	$	1,624,712	$	1,621,345