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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

	2015				2014
$100 million Senior Notes, interest at 6.30%, due June 25, 2015	—				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				125,000
$125 million Senior Notes, interest 4.24% due June 25, 2025	125,000				—
Euro 125 million Senior Notes, interest 1.47% due June 17, 2030	136,575				—
$800 million Credit Agreement, interest at LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points	90,409				110,790
Other local arrangements	14,488				16,164
Total debt	591,472				451,954
Less: current portion	(14,488		)		(116,164		)
Long-term debt	$	576,984			$	335,790

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