Taxes (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	$ 133,910	$ 122,212	$ 107,630
State and Local Income Taxes	1,459	1,030	2,115
Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance	0	0	(3,229)
Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	(44,288)	(36,814)	(26,639)
Prior Year Income Taxes	(365)	(3,478)	(5,757)
Other Adjustments	1,038	(3,266)	1,245
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	$ 91,754	$ 79,684	$ 75,365
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	35.00%

The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems.

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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to pretax Income or Loss from continuing operations; income tax expense or benefit may include interest and penalties on tax uncertainties based on the entity's accounting policy.

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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the period.

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The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to total foreign income tax expense or benefit. The foreign income tax expense or benefit difference represents the income tax expense or benefit at applicable domestic statutory income tax rates applied to foreign earnings or loss for the period versus the foreign income tax expense or benefit calculated by applying the appropriate foreign tax rates.

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- Definition

The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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