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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,378,972 | $ 2,341,528 | $ 2,309,328 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Net Sales | 684,253 | 591,686 | 578,680 | 524,353 | 657,292 | 578,553 | 570,283 | 535,400 | 2,378,972 | 2,341,528 | 2,309,328 |
Total Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 472,892 | 444,499 | 398,503 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,765 | 33,421 | 31,689 |
Assets | 2,152,819 |  |  |  | 2,022,288 |  |  |  | 2,152,819 | 2,022,288 | 2,114,910 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (82,349) | (95,588) | (98,500) |
Goodwill | 455,842 |  |  |  | 452,351 |  |  |  | 455,842 | 452,351 | 447,743 | 4,400
U.S. Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 720,568 | 699,361 | 665,245 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,283 | 78,759 | 80,013 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 801,851 | 778,120 | 745,258 |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138,366 | 138,894 | 121,398 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,223 | 5,799 | 5,757 |
Assets | 1,242,501 |  |  |  | 1,128,902 |  |  |  | 1,242,501 | 1,128,902 | 1,037,238 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,297) | (10,988) | (6,926) |
Goodwill | 307,933 |  |  |  | 307,933 |  |  |  | 307,933 | 307,933 | 307,485 |
Swiss Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,031 | 124,362 | 143,520 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 440,177 | 406,485 | 411,788 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 567,208 | 530,847 | 555,308 |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,743 | 133,691 | 113,997 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,576 | 7,194 | 7,581 |
Assets | 1,090,353 |  |  |  | 922,620 |  |  |  | 1,090,353 | 922,620 | 795,828 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,801) | (5,529) | (8,178) |
Goodwill | 24,288 |  |  |  | 23,684 |  |  |  | 24,288 | 23,684 | 22,986 |
Western European Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674,620 | 644,361 | 692,348 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,707 | 101,952 | 107,585 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 786,327 | 746,313 | 799,933 |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,828 | 95,523 | 99,969 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,708 | 4,947 | 5,065 |
Assets | 1,059,525 |  |  |  | 975,174 |  |  |  | 1,059,525 | 975,174 | 963,563 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,096) | (5,504) | (4,962) |
Goodwill | 108,662 |  |  |  | 105,522 |  |  |  | 108,662 | 105,522 | 101,899 |
Chinese Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 407,131 | 432,255 | 388,592 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149,084 | 123,669 | 126,550 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 556,215 | 555,924 | 515,142 |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,214 | 125,217 | 120,857 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,527 | 5,567 | 4,920 |
Assets | 731,650 |  |  |  | 631,075 |  |  |  | 731,650 | 631,075 | 366,442 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,200) | (9,872) | (15,601) |
Goodwill | 746 |  |  |  | 717 |  |  |  | 746 | 717 | 710 |
Other Operations Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 449,622 | 441,189 | 419,623 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,308 | 6,538 | 6,348 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 455,930 | 447,727 | 425,971 |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,228 | 48,857 | 50,045 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,694 | 2,653 | 2,161 |
Assets | 257,141 |  |  |  | 237,232 |  |  |  | 257,141 | 237,232 | 328,867 |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,172) | (5,542) | (4,088) |
Goodwill | 14,213 |  |  |  | 14,495 |  |  |  | 14,213 | 14,495 | 14,663 |
Eliminations and Corporate Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales to External Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revenue Transactions With Other Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (788,559) | (717,403) | (732,284) |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (788,559) | (717,403) | (732,284) |
Segment Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100,487) | (97,683) | (107,763) |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,037 | 7,261 | 6,205 |
Assets | (2,228,351) |  |  |  | (1,872,715) |  |  |  | (2,228,351) | (1,872,715) | (1,377,028) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49,783) | (58,153) | (58,745) |
Goodwill | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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