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Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions (Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Weighted Average Assumptions) (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]    
Discount rate 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember		  
Rate of compensation increase 3.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember		 3.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]    
Discount rate 3.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember		 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Rate of compensation increase 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember		 4.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Prior to 2012 plan amendment [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]    
Discount rate   5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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