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Borrowings (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Borrowings | Borrowings at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Revolving Facility | $ | 225,000 |  |  | $ | 115,000 |
2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015 | — |  |  | 98,456 |
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020 | 299,051 |  |  | 298,975 |
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021 | 349,391 |  |  | 349,351 |
Other borrowings | 1,804 |  |  | 2,170 |
Total borrowings | 875,246 |  |  | 863,952 |
Less current portion | 469 |  |  | 98,946 |
Total long-term borrowings | $ | 874,777 |  |  | $ | 765,006 |

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