Acquisitions 2012 Purchase Price Allocation by Significant Acquisition (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value	$ 76,678	$ 74,387		$ 714,486
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory	107,785	49,871		487,835
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	59,281	92,247		595,961
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	612,746	284,294	[1]	1,793,394
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	389,700	104,272		794,333
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable	(34,271)	(70,122)		(391,131)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	0	(10,942)		(437,564)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Assets and Liabilities, Net	(263,119)	(99,205)		(746,719)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed Including Portion Attribute To Noncontrolling Interest	948,800	424,802		2,810,595
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value	0	0		(259,329)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net	948,800	424,802		2,551,266
Charter International Plc [Member]
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value				683,976
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory				449,906
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				562,129
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				1,649,159
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				715,643
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable				(378,114)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt				(399,466)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Assets and Liabilities, Net				(706,052)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed Including Portion Attribute To Noncontrolling Interest				2,577,181
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value				(241,201)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net				2,335,980
Soldex S.A. [Member]
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value				22,848
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory				32,985
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				28,921
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				116,696
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				65,325
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable				(6,682)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt				(36,734)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Assets and Liabilities, Net				(33,654)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed Including Portion Attribute To Noncontrolling Interest				189,705
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value				(18,128)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net				171,577
Other acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value				7,662
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory				4,944
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment				4,911
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				27,539
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill				13,365
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable				(6,335)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt				(1,364)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Assets and Liabilities, Net				(7,013)
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed Including Portion Attribute To Noncontrolling Interest				43,709
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value				0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net				$ 43,709

[1] During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company retrospectively adjusted provisional amounts with respect to the four acquisitions completed during the three months ended December 31, 2013 to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. See Note 4, “Acquisitions” for further discussion regarding these adjustments.