Debt Instrument, Redemption Fee

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Premium

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Senior Notes) (Details)	Jan. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2015 EUR (€)	Jan. 17, 2006 USD ($)
2.00% Senior Notes Due January 14, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debts \| €						€ 500,000,000
Interest rate percentage						2.00%
Payment of financing costs		$ 4,218,000
3.85% Senior Notes Due February 1, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debts					$ 600,000,000
Interest rate percentage					3.85%
Payment of financing costs					$ 6,000,000
6.125% Notes, Payable January 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debts							$ 900,000,000
Interest rate percentage			6.125%				6.125%
Amount of debt repurchased			$ 54,400,000	$ 200,000,000
Price as a percentage of the principal amount debt repurchased			106.38%	107.73%
6.125% Notes, Payable January 15, 2016 [Member] \| Interest Expense [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Premium from redeeming senior notes			$ 3,500,000	$ 15,450,000
Fees resulting from redemption of senior notes				$ 1,080,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 6.125% Notes, Payable January 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining principal paid in period	$ 645,555,000