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Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured Debt, Current |  | $ 24,700
Capital Lease Obligations, Noncurrent | $ 67,445 | 51,665
U.K. Working Capital Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 0 |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Total borrowings | 22,000 |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 2,200 |
Additional Borrowings | 22,300 |
5.00% Senior Note [Member] |  |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Note agreement with a third party financial institution | $ 550,000 | 550,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.00% |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | $ 555,700 | 567,900
5.25% Senior Note [Member] |  |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Note agreement with a third party financial institution | $ 300,000 | 300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.25% |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | $ 300,000 | 310,900
Real Estate Related and Other Long Term Debt [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 5,100 |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Note agreement with a third party financial institution | $ 442,900 |
Number of loans as per loan agreements | 60 |
Total borrowings | $ 379,700 |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 41,400 |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | 34,800 |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount | 85,000 | 86,800
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Fair Value | 91,000 | $ 92,900
U.K. Notes [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 6,600 |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Maturity date of notes | Sep. 01, 2034 |
Number of loans as per loan agreements | 0 |
Total borrowings | $ 87,600 |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 8,400 |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | 12,100 |
Brazil Note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 100 |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Total borrowings | 3,100 |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 400 |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | 0 |
Brazilian third party financial institution [Member] |  |
Long-term Debt (Textual) |  |
Total borrowings | 6,700 |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | $ 0 |

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- Definition Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45023-112735 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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