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Multiemployer Plans - Narrative (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) plan | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Withdrawal liability | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 100,000
Minimum | Multiemployer Plans, Pension |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of plans | plan | 200 |  |
Domestic | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | $ 147,056,000 | 137,991,000 | 141,271,000
Domestic | Multiemployer Plans, Postretirement Benefit | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Not Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | 108,100,000 | 98,300,000 | 93,500,000
Domestic | Minimum | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | $ 2,000,000 |  |
UK Plan | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Not Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of plans | plan | 2 |  |
Contributions | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 300,000
Red Zone | Domestic | Minimum | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | 500,000 |  |
Orange or Yellow Zones | Domestic | Minimum | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contributions | $ 1,000,000 |  |
UK Plan 1 | UK Plan | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Not Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans, Funded Status | At least 80 percent |  |
UK Plan 2 | UK Plan | Multiemployer Plans, Pension | Multiemployer Plan, Plan Information, Not Available |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans, Funded Status | Between 65 and less than 80 percent |  |

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- Definition Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450702-114947 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450691-114947 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (e)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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- Definition Indicate whether the multiemployer plan is less than 65 percent funded, between 65 and less than 80 percent funded, or at least 80 percent funded. The acceptable values are: (1) "less than 65 percent", (2) "between 65 and less than 80 percent", (3) "at least 80 percent", and (4) "NA". A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170332&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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