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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), excluding noncontrolling interests:
|  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other |  | Unrealized Gain on Investment Securities, Net |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges, Net |  | Employee Benefit Plan Items, Net |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | $ | (16,605 | ) |  | $ | 7,719 |  |  | $ | (4,191 | ) |  | $ | (51,540 | ) |  | $ | (64,617 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (a) |  | (221,791 | ) |  | 814 |  |  | 550 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (220,412 | )
Amounts reclassified into income (loss) |  | (2,930 | ) |  | — |  |  | 321 |  |  | 2,932 |  |  | 323 |
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015 |  | (224,721 | ) |  | 814 |  |  | 871 |  |  | 2,947 |  |  | (220,089 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | (241,326 | ) |  | 8,533 |  |  | (3,320 | ) |  | (48,593 | ) |  | (284,706 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (a) |  | (103,254 | ) |  | (2,439 | ) |  | — |  |  | 204 |  |  | (105,489 | )
Amounts reclassified into income (loss) |  | (3,976 | ) |  | — |  |  | 373 |  |  | 9,944 |  |  | 6,341 |
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2016 |  | (107,230 | ) |  | (2,439 | ) |  | 373 |  |  | 10,148 |  |  | (99,148 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2016 |  | $ | (348,556 | ) |  | $ | 6,094 |  |  | $ | (2,947 | ) |  | $ | (38,445 | ) |  | $ | (383,854 | )
(a) | Foreign currency translation adjustment includes intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature of $(12,852) and $30,960 for 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Schedule of Stock by Class [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the activity in the number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
|  | Common Stock Issued |  | Treasury Stock |  | Common Stock Outstanding
Common stock outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | 125,424 |  |  | 25,488 |  |  | 99,936 |
Shares issued for stock-based compensation awards |  | — |  |  | (1,506 | ) |  | 1,506 |
Repurchases of common stock |  | — |  |  | 5,547 |  |  | (5,547 | )
Common stock outstanding at December 31, 2014 |  | 125,424 |  |  | 29,529 |  |  | 95,895 |
Shares issued for stock-based compensation awards |  | — |  |  | (1,155 | ) |  | 1,155 |
Repurchases of common stock |  | — |  |  | 6,127 |  |  | (6,127 | )
Common stock outstanding at December 31, 2015 |  | 125,424 |  |  | 34,501 |  |  | 90,923 |
Shares issued for stock-based compensation awards |  | — |  |  | (1,372 | ) |  | 1,372 |
Repurchases of common stock |  | — |  |  | 3,382 |  |  | (3,382 | )
Common stock outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 125,424 |  |  | 36,511 |  |  | 88,913 |
Share-Repurchase Programs [Table Text Block] | The following table shows the company's Board approved share-repurchase programs for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016:
Month of Board Approval |  | Dollar Value Approved for Repurchase |  | Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased |  | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
May 2014 |  | $ | 200,000 |  |  | $ | 200,000 |  |  | $ | — |
December 2014 |  | 200,000 |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | — |
September 2015 |  | 400,000 |  |  | 280,088 |  |  | 119,912 |
December 2016 |  | 400,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 400,000 |
Total |  | $ | 1,200,000 |  |  | $ | 680,088 |  |  | $ | 519,912 |

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