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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Revolving Credit Facility) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 22, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity interest pledged in all domestic subsidiaries, percentage	100.00%
Non-voting equity interest pledged in certain foreign subsidiaries, percentage	100.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility	$ 1,000,000,000.0		$ 700,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Capital expenditures to fixed charges ratio	100.00%	129.00%	115.00%
Additional borrowings	$ 250,000,000
Threshold for line of credit facility percentage of asset based revolving credit facilities	10.00%
Deferred financing costs capitalized		$ 600,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 4,900,000
Equity interest pledged in foreign subsidiaries, percentage	65.00%
UNITED STATES [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility					630,000,000
Undrawn availability		239,100,000	257,700,000
Europe [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility					300,000,000
Undrawn availability		73,600,000	113,000,000
CANADA [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity under credit facility					$ 70,000,000
Undrawn availability		34,800,000	54,300,000
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Undrawn availability		$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Threshold for line of credit facility borrowings	$ 100,000,000
Line of credit facility commitment fee, percentage	0.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility commitment fee, percentage	0.375%