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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

	2013				2012
$100 million Senior Notes, interest at 6.30%, due June 25, 2015	$	100,000			$	100,000
$50 million Senior Notes, interest at 3.67%, due December 17, 2022	50,000				50,000
$50 million Senior Notes, interest 4.10%, due September 19, 2023	50,000				—
$800 million Credit Agreement, interest at LIBOR plus 75 basis points	195,960				197,131
Other local arrangements	17,067				41,600
	413,027				388,731
Less: current portion	(17,067		)		(41,600		)
Long-term debt	$	395,960			$	347,131

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Tabular disclosure of information pertaining to short-term and long-debt instruments or arrangements, including but not limited to identification of terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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