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Maximum ratio senior secured debt to EBITDA.

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Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio

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Percentage of equity interests of material first-tier foreign subsidiaries guaranteed to the line of credit facility

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Ratio of Senior Secured Debt to EBITDA

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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LONG-TERM DEBT, DERIVATIVES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity							$ 600,000,000
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Percentage of equity interests of material first-tier foreign subsidiaries guaranteed to the line of credit facility	65.00%	65.00%
Ratio of Senior Secured Debt To EBITDA	2.63	2.63
Interest Coverage Ratio	2.78	2.78
Cash on hand	$ 15,084,000		$ 18,288,000	$ 18,183,000	$ 26,552,000
Available borrowing capacity	58,000,000
Net Investment Hedge
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing under credit facility	$ 13,800,000	€ 12.3
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 300,000,000						400,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity							$ 200,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Swing Line Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 35,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 22,000,000		$ 22,800,000
March 31, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDA	3.50	3.50
June 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDA	3.50	3.50
September 30, 2019 and thereafter
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum ratio of senior secured debt to consolidated EBITDA	2.75	2.75
March 31, 2019 and thereafter
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Minimum interest coverage ratio	2.50	2.50
Convertible debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount, long-term debt issued						$ 230,000,000
Interest rate on convertible debt	5.00%	5.00%				5.00%
Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized issuance costs	$ 1,600,000