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Stockholders' Deficit Stockholders' Deficit (Equity) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Common Stock Repurchase | The summary of the Company’s common stock repurchases for 2016, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Shares |  | Average Price |  | Shares |  | Average Price |  | Shares |  | Average Price
| (In thousands, except average price amounts)
Total repurchases under the repurchase plans | 7,789 |  |  | $ | 81.73 |  |  | 9,338 |  |  | $ | 66.59 |  |  | 16,316 |  |  | $ | 53.15 |
Total repurchases for tax withholdings | 320 |  |  | $ | 80.74 |  |  | 333 |  |  | $ | 64.03 |  |  | 297 |  |  | $ | 54.73 |
Total repurchases | 8,109 |  |  | $ | 81.70 |  |  | 9,671 |  |  | $ | 66.50 |  |  | 16,613 |  |  | $ | 53.18 |
Total costs | $ | 662,491 |  |  |  |  | $ | 643,169 |  |  |  |  | $ | 883,403 |  |  |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The following table summarizes the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss for 2016 and 2015:
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Loss |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments |  | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
| (In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | (3,160 | ) |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | (2,998 | )
Changes | (291 | ) |  | (704 | ) |  | (995 | )
Balance, December 31, 2015 | (3,451 | ) |  | (542 | ) |  | (3,993 | )
Changes | 85 |  |  | 455 |  |  | 540 |
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | (3,366 | ) |  | $ | (87 | ) |  | $ | (3,453 | )

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