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Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Debt [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt | . DEBT Debt consisted of the following at December 31:
| 2016 |  | 2015
$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 |  |  | 125,000 |
Euro 125 million Senior Notes, interest 1.47%, due June 17, 2030 | 131,507 |  |  | 136,575 |
Debt issuance costs, net | (1,642 | ) |  | (1,846 | )
Total Senior Notes | 479,865 |  |  | 484,729 |
$800 million Credit Agreement, interest at LIBOR plus 87.5 basis points | 395,191 |  |  | 90,409 |
Other local arrangements | 18,974 |  |  | 14,488 |
Total debt | 894,030 |  |  | 589,626 |
Less: current portion | (18,974 | ) |  | (14,488 | )
Long-term debt | $ | 875,056 |  |  | $ | 575,138 |

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