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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2014 covenant | Jun. 09, 2010 2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015 | Dec. 06, 2010 4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020 | Dec. 09, 2011 4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021 | Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum Other borrowings | Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum 2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum Other borrowings | Mar. 31, 2014 Letters Of Credit | Mar. 31, 2014 Swing line Loans | Mar. 31, 2014 Revolving Facility | Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Facility | Mar. 31, 2014 Revolving Facility Minimum | Mar. 31, 2014 Revolving Facility Maximum | Mar. 31, 2014 Other borrowings | Dec. 31, 2013 Other borrowings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving facility principal amount | $ 700,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000.0 | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving facility expiration date | Jun. 27, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.05% |  | 0.875% | 1.70% |  |
Annual credit facility fee basis point rate spread over LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowings under revolving facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,000,000 | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Facility, amount available to borrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 675,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,698,000 | $ 4,271,000
Stated interest rate |  | 2.58% | 4.50% | 4.20% | 0.26% |  | 1.48% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of financial covenants | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.25 |  |

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