Segment Information - (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment	$ 861,272		$ 768,031	$ 733,457	$ 688,293	$ 811,443		$ 705,424	$ 707,113	$ 633,511	$ 3,051,053		$ 2,857,491		$ 2,991,693
Segment operating profit											180,947		(118,260)		101,429
Corporate charges not allocated back to segments											(291,417)	[1]	(262,840)	[1]	(259,259)	[1]
Impairment of assets											(2,123)		(72,017)		(15,783)
Restructuring charges											(11,872)		(57,015)		(15,241)
Net non-routine income (expense)											12,486		(127,931)		(42,133)
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated											(292,926)		(519,803)		(332,416)
Other income (expense)											(10,358)		(1,547)		9,466
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											74,072		82,594		78,644
Property, plant and equipment at cost	612,894					599,094					612,894		599,094
North America
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment											1,407,707		1,415,050		1,590,532
Intersegment revenues											68,414		76,306		57,240
Segment operating profit											277,168		252,737		294,996
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											9,276		12,240		14,591
Property, plant and equipment at cost	128,755					137,669					128,755		137,669
Asia Pacific
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment											500,285		479,129		427,542
Intersegment revenues											85,395		99,268		113,116
Segment operating profit											66,394		62,760		62,414
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											7,748		7,710		6,520
Property, plant and equipment at cost	46,876					46,117					46,876		46,117
EMEA
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment											421,141		362,167		325,489
Intersegment revenues											56,582		46,011		43,204
Segment operating profit											61,574		44,507		28,659
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											4,042		3,724		5,042
Property, plant and equipment at cost	38,228					40,715					38,228		40,715
Latin America
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment											239,409		241,770		258,079
Intersegment revenues											556		0		0
Segment operating profit											40,285		35,218		44,472
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											3,100		3,382		3,266
Property, plant and equipment at cost	23,991					24,470					23,991		24,470
Brazil
Summary of Segment Information
Revenue summary by segment											482,511		359,375		390,051
Segment operating profit											28,452		6,321		3,304
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											8,894		8,211		8,557
Property, plant and equipment at cost	54,739					65,148					54,739		65,148
Operating Segments
Summary of Segment Information
Intersegment revenues											210,947		221,585		213,560
Segment operating profit											473,873		401,543		433,845
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											33,060		35,267		37,976
Property, plant and equipment at cost	292,589					314,119					292,589		314,119
Corporate Segment
Summary of Segment Information
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											41,012	[1]	47,327	[1]	40,668	[1]
Property, plant and equipment at cost	$ 320,305	[1]				$ 284,975	[1]				$ 320,305	[1]	$ 284,975	[1]

[1] Corporate charges not allocated to segments include headquarter based costs associated with manufacturing administration, procurement, human resources, compensation and benefits, finance and accounting, global development/engineering, global strategy/mergers and acquisitions, global information technology, tax, treasury and legal.