Commitments and contingencies (Narrative) (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2012 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2015 claim	Aug. 31, 2015 claim	Nov. 30, 2014 yr	Dec. 31, 2013 EUR (€)	Jan. 31, 2012 EUR (€)	Mar. 21, 2011 claim	Apr. 04, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 EUR (€)	Sep. 29, 2012 EUR (€)	Oct. 03, 2015 claim	Apr. 23, 2015 claim
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest income earned on deposits related to tax assessment										€ 1,583
Number of years of assessments appealed | yr				4
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2008 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)						€ 23,789			€ 30,131
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2005 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)	€ 46,135
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2009 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)	€ 35,567
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2006 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)					€ 38,817
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2007 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)					39,635
BELGIUM | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | 2010 [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assessment received from Belgian tax authority (in euros)					€ 43,117
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of legal settlement paid and related expenses | $								$ 125,000
Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of class action complaints | claim							2
Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims | claim											3	12
Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation [Member] | Settled Litigation [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of settled claims | claim		1	10