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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

.    DEBT

Debt consisted of the following at December 31:

	2017				2016
3.67% $50 million Senior Notes due December 17, 2022	$	50,000			$	50,000
4.10% $50 million Senior Notes due September 19, 2023	50,000				50,000
3.84% $125 million Senior Notes due September 19, 2024	125,000				125,000
4.24% $125 million Senior Notes due June 25, 2025	125,000				125,000
1.47% EUR 125 million Senior Notes due June 17, 2030	149,736				131,507
Debt issuance costs, net	(1,438		)		(1,642		)
Total Senior Notes	498,298				479,865
$800 million Credit Agreement, interest at LIBOR plus 97.5 basis points(1)	461,872				395,191
Other local arrangements	19,677				18,974
Total debt	979,847				894,030
Less: current portion	(19,677		)		(18,974		)
Total long-term debt	$	960,170			$	875,056

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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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