Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Indebtedness

		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
Parent Company Debt:
Senior Notes:
8.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2015	$	457,411	$	456,515
5.50% Senior Notes due October 18, 2023		740,547		739,960
6.625% Senior Notes due October 23, 2043		246,983		246,958
Subordinated Notes:
3.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due April 15, 2014				97,581
Total long-term debt Parent company		1,444,941		1,541,014
Subsidiary Debt (non-recourse to Parent Company):
Jefferies:
5.875% Senior Notes, due June 8, 2014				255,676
3.875% Senior Notes, due November 9, 2015		510,026		516,204
5.5% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2016		365,739		373,178
5.125% Senior Notes, due April 13, 2018		845,310		854,011
8.5% Senior Notes, due July 15, 2019		839,300		858,425
2.375% Euro Senior Notes, due May 20, 2020		655,129
6.875% Senior Notes, due April 15, 2021		856,575		866,801
2.25% Euro Medium Term Notes, due July 13, 2022		4,605		4,792
5.125% Senior Notes, due January 20, 2023		623,900		625,626
6.45% Senior Debentures, due June 8, 2027		381,951		383,224
3.875% Convertible Senior Debentures, due November 1, 2029		348,856		349,707
6.25% Senior Debentures, due January 15, 2036		513,122		513,343
6.50% Senior Notes, due January 20, 2043		422,033		422,245
Secured credit facility, due June 26, 2017		258,000		200,000
National Beef Term Loans		353,750		375,000
National Beef Revolving Credit Facility		106,431
Other		89,529		41,619
Total long-term debt subsidiaries		7,174,256		6,639,851
Long-term debt	$	8,619,197	$	8,180,865