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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis |
| December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 18,755 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,755 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,188 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,188 |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges | 7,056 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,056 |  |  | — |  |  | 567 |  |  | — |  |  | 567 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedging instrument | 1,166 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,166 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,611 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,611 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 26,977 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,977 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,366 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,366 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreements | $ | 4,092 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,092 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,768 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,768 |  |  | $ | — |
Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedging instrument | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,799 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,799 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 4,717 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,717 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,567 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,567 |  |  | $ | — |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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