Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total Parent Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiaries [Member]
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017			146,652,615
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 3,464,156	$ 146,653	$ 68,126	$ (852,592)	$ 4,049,965	$ 3,412,152	$ 52,004
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		176,576				176,576	176,576
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		33,334			33,334		33,334
Cash dividends declared		(105,649)				(105,649)	(105,649)
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit (in shares)			85,188
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit		(4,177)	$ 85	(4,262)			(4,177)
Share-based compensation		3,686		3,686			3,686
Noncontrolling interest activities		(702)						(702)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018			146,737,803
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018		3,561,381	$ 146,738	67,550	(819,258)	4,115,049	3,510,079	51,302
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			145,936,613
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018		3,471,991	$ 145,937	78,380	(1,115,078)	4,341,212	3,450,451	21,540
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		160,250				160,250	160,250
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	[1]	47,617			47,617		47,617
Cash dividends declared		(111,355)				(111,355)	(111,355)
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit (in shares)			127,298
Share-based awards exercised, including tax benefit		(6,839)	$ 127	(6,966)			(6,839)
Share-based compensation		6,010		6,010			6,010
Noncontrolling interest activities		361						361
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			146,063,911
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019		$ 3,572,832	$ 146,064	$ 77,424	$ (1,189,987)	$ 4,517,430	$ 3,550,931	$ 21,901

[1] Includes the effects of reclassifying realized currency losses of $27,037 out of accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings in connection with the March 7, 2019 sale of Grupo Auto Todo. Refer to the accumulated other comprehensive loss footnote for further details.