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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | $ 3,852,019 | $ 2,934,131
Current portion of long-term debt | 677,345 | 711,096
Long-term debt | 3,174,674 | 2,223,035
Term loan facilities | September 2015 Term Loan Agreement |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 1,250,000 | 0
Senior Notes | 1.875% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 763,946 | 844,315
Senior Notes | 3.00% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 249,756 | 249,694
Senior Notes | 4.15% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 423,706 | 423,561
Senior Notes | 4.50% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 348,443 | 348,129
Senior Notes | 5.10% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 0 | 324,997
Senior Notes | 5.45% Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 349,005 | 348,971
Commercial Paper |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 351,349 | 367,178
Fixed Rate Foreign Borrowings |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 995 | 1,958
Variable-rate foreign bank loans |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 77,452 | 25,139
Variable-rate domestic bank loans |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 20,479 | 0
Capital Lease Obligations |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 16,807 | 0
Other long-term debt |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | $ 81 | $ 189

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