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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and effective tax rate      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax effect (as a percent) 3.90% 1.80% 2.20%
Foreign tax impact, net (as a percent) (6.40%) (3.60%) (0.90%)
Non-deductible costs (as a percent) 1.00% (24.30%) (23.70%)
Other, net (as a percent) (5.70%) (0.50%) 0.40%
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) 27.80% 8.40% 13.00%
Increase in current taxes payable $ 1,500,000 $ 4,100,000 $ 3,300,000
Unrecognized tax benefits      
Uncertain income tax positions not recognized, if percentage is less than, likelihood of being sustained 50.00%    
Decrease in income tax liability due to resolution of uncertain tax positions 500,000    
Reduction in deferred tax assets due to uncertain tax positions 200,000    
Tax benefits 1,200,000    
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits      
Uncertain Tax Benefits, balance at the beginning of the period 13,726,000 14,542,000 12,380,000
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year 404,000 568,000 2,402,000
Additions based on tax positions of prior years 434,000 857,000 647,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior years (148,000) (2,024,000) (42,000)
Reductions due to settlements with taxing authorities (124,000) (217,000) (516,000)
Reductions due to expiration of statute of limitations (1,218,000)   (329,000)
Uncertain Tax Benefits, balance at the end of the period 13,074,000 13,726,000 14,542,000
Unrecognized tax benefits (net of federal benefits) if recognized will affect the entity's effective tax rate 11,900,000 12,400,000 12,000,000
Accrued interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits, gross of tax 3,800,000    
Tax effect of interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits 1,600,000    
Company recognized interest expense 500,000 800,000 700,000
Penalties recognized, as a component of income tax expense 0 0 0
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Unrecognized tax benefits      
Decrease in income tax liability due to resolution of uncertain tax positions $ 900,000