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Borrowings (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Borrowings | Borrowings at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Revolving Facility | $ | 17,000 |  |  | $ | 10,000 |
2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015 | 111,391 |  |  | 111,505 |
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020 | 298,864 |  |  | 298,828 |
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021 | 349,292 |  |  | 349,272 |
Other borrowings | 3,698 |  |  | 4,271 |
Total borrowings | 780,245 |  |  | 773,876 |
Less current portion | 1,393 |  |  | 1,871 |
Total long-term borrowings | $ | 778,852 |  |  | $ | 772,005 |

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