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Benefit Plans Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, (Increase) Decrease for Settlement | $ 14,600 |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost | 17,200 | $ 15,400 | $ 16,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plan with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets, Projected Benefit Obligation | 202,300 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plan with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets, Accumulated Benefit Obligation | 192,000 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plan with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets, Fair Value of Plan Assets | 50,000 |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Settlement and Curtailment Gain (Loss), before Tax | 0 | (8,189) | 0
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment | 0 | (7,963) | 0
Defined Benefit Plan, Settlement Loss after tax | $ 4,900 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.35 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.55 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Other Types of Investments [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.15 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Other Types of Investments [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.25 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.24 |  |
Foreign Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.45 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.18 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Debt Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.28 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Other Types of Investments [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.2 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Other Types of Investments [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.4 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.35 |  |
Domestic Plan [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage | 0.55 |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation | $ 785,700 | 818,900 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year | 25,900 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment | 0 | 0 | 0
Pension Plan [Member] | Domestic Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation | 142,600 | 138,200 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment | 0 | (7,963) | 0
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] | Domestic Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year | 400 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Gain (Loss) Due to Settlement and Curtailment | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit cost due to settlements and curtailments. Curtailments result from an event that significantly reduces the expected years of future service of present employees or eliminates for a significant number of employees the accrual of defined benefits for some or all of their future services. Settlements result from an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include, but are not limited to, lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts to cover vested benefits. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered, excluding assumptions about future compensation level. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Fair value of plan assets for defined benefit pension plan with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e2417-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of projected benefit obligation for defined benefit pension plan with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 17 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77993564&loc=d3e4179-114921 + Details
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- Definition Amount of (increase) decrease to benefit obligation of defined benefit plan from irrevocable action relieving primary responsibility for benefit obligation and eliminating risk for obligation and assets used to effect settlement. Includes, but is not limited to, lump-sum cash payment to participant in exchange for right to receive specified benefits, purchase of nonparticipating annuity contract and change from remeasurement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Description of target allocation percentages, or range of percentages, considering the major categories of plan assets as of the latest statement of financial position presented (on a weighted-average basis for employers with more than one plan) that are pertinent to an understanding of the plan investment policies and strategies. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e2446-114920 + Details
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