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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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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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