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Fair Value Measurement Financial Assets and Liabilities Accounted for at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | $ 26,292 | $ 25,494
Private equity securities | 26 | 38
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 7,195 | 5,121
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 431 |
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,292 | 25,494
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities |  | 4,954
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,292 | 25,494
Private equity securities | 26 | 38
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 0 |
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 26,292 | 25,494
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities |  | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities | 0 | 0
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 431 |
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities |  | 4,954
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments under executive deferred compensation plan | 0 | 0
Private equity securities | 0 | 0
Private equity securities measured at net asset value | 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets | 0 |
Obligations under executive deferred compensation plan | $ 0 | 0
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities |  | $ 0

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