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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent |  | 21.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
Long term deferred tax liabilities | $ 262,400 | $ 268,000 | $ 262,400 |
income tax benefit from the 2017 Tax Act for 2017 | 110,900 |  |  |
Income Tax Benefit from the 2017 Tax Act for 2017 and 2018 |  | 111,600 |  |
Valuation allowance, foreign operating loss carryforwards | 14,089 | 13,541 | 14,089 |
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, decrease |  | 500 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | 4,300 | 4,900 | 4,300 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of associated tax assets and excluding federal tax benefit of state taxes, interest and penalties recorded in other liabilities | 41,900 | 43,600 | 41,900 |
Reclassification from other comprehensive loss to retained earnings resulting from Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  |  | 22,100 |
Asset associated with uncertain tax position recorded in other assets, net | 16,900 | 17,100 | 16,900 |
Unrecognized tax benefits would impact effective tax rate | $ 26,600 | 28,000 | 26,600 |
Undistributed earnings from foreign earnings |  | 78,100 |  |
Deferred tax liability related to undistributed earnings from foreign earnings If the earnings of foreign subsidiaries were not indefinitely reinvested |  | 3,300 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, decrease resulting from settlements with taxing authorities |  | 1,253 | $ 2,191 |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 26,800 |  |
Net operating loss carryforward subject to expiration |  | $ 8,700 |  |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2019 |  |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2029 |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ 4,800 |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2024 |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year |  | 2037 |  |
Deferred Tax Asset, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, foreign operating loss carryforwards |  | $ 13,500 |  |
Dispensing Systems Business Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expected (decrease) in deferred liabilities from acquisition |  | $ (4,000) |  |

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