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Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Debt [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt |
| 2014 |  | 2013
$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 |  |  | 50,000 |
$125 million Senior Notes, interest 3.84%, due September 19, 2024 | 125,000 |  |  | — |
$800 million Credit Agreement, interest at LIBOR plus 75 basis points | 110,790 |  |  | 195,960 |
Other local arrangements | 16,164 |  |  | 17,067 |
| 451,954 |  |  | 413,027 |
Less: current portion | (116,164 | ) |  | (17,067 | )
Long-term debt | $ | 335,790 |  |  | $ | 395,960 |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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