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Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt (Debt Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2013
May 08, 2012
Mar. 27, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (8,200,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount $ (800,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount    
Carrying amount     1,493,082,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 1,492,759,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Proceeds from issuance of long term debt 991,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 499,200,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt    
Debt Issuance Cost 5,500,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts 3,700,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts    
Senior Notes [Member] | Two Point Five Percent Senior Notes Maturing November 15, 2018 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Due Date Nov. 15, 2018      
Coupon rate 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
     
Effective interest rate 2.71%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
     
Principal Amount 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount     (2,283,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
(2,443,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Carrying amount     597,717,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
597,557,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure     613,746,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
606,564,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_TwoPointFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | Four Point One Percent Senior Notes Maturing November 15, 2023 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Due Date Nov. 15, 2023      
Coupon rate 4.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
     
Effective interest rate 4.29%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
     
Principal Amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount     (4,316,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
(4,441,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Carrying amount     395,684,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
395,559,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure     427,112,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
417,480,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_FourPointOnePercentSeniorNotesMaturingNovember152023Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | One Point Seven Five Percent Senior Note Maturing May 15, 2017 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Due Date   May 15, 2017    
Coupon rate   1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Effective interest rate   1.94%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Principal Amount   500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount     (319,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
(357,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Carrying amount     499,681,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
499,643,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure     $ 503,655,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
$ 501,460,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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= altr_OnePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNoteMaturingMay152017Member
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember