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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block] | An analysis of shareholders’ equity for each of the three years ended December 31, 2012 is shown below.
| Common Shares |  | Retained Earnings |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) |  | Shareholders’ Equity
| Shares |  | Amount |
Balance, December 31, 2009 | 119,312,961 |  |  | $ | 561,962 |  |  | $ | 663,986 |  |  | $ | (79,742 | ) |  | $ | 1,146,206 |
Net income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 217,586 |  |  | — |  |  | 217,586 |
Dividends ($1.36 per share) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (164,514 | ) |  | — |  |  | (164,514 | )
Issuance of shares under incentive stock plans | 1,914,341 |  |  | 26,314 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26,314 |
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 15,223 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,223 |
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 5,411 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,411 |
Repurchase of common shares | (204,162 | ) |  | (6,028 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,028 | )
Net gain from pension and postretirement plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,385 |  |  | 6,385 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,162 |  |  | 4,162 |
Joint venture cash flow hedges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 837 |  |  | 837 |
Balance, December 31, 2010 | 121,023,140 |  |  | $ | 602,882 |  |  | $ | 717,058 |  |  | $ | (68,358 | ) |  | $ | 1,251,582 |
Net income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 276,005 |  |  | — |  |  | 276,005 |
Dividends ($1.52 per share) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (186,828 | ) |  | — |  |  | (186,828 | )
Issuance of shares under incentive stock plans | 1,220,731 |  |  | 13,451 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,451 |
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 16,181 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,181 |
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 5,681 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,681 |
Repurchase of common shares | (208,694 | ) |  | (7,909 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,909 | )
Net loss from pension and postretirement plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (46,263 | ) |  | (46,263 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,546 |  |  | 3,546 |
Joint venture cash flow hedges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,373 | ) |  | (2,373 | )
Balance, December 31, 2011 | 122,035,177 |  |  | $ | 630,286 |  |  | $ | 806,235 |  |  | $ | (113,448 | ) |  | $ | 1,323,073 |
Net income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 278,685 |  |  | — |  |  | 278,685 |
Dividends ($1.68 per share) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (208,286 | ) |  | — |  |  | (208,286 | )
Issuance of shares under incentive stock plans | 1,467,024 |  |  | 25,495 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,495 |
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 15,116 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,116 |
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 7,635 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,635 |
Repurchase of common shares | (169,757 | ) |  | (7,783 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,783 | )
Net loss from pension and postretirement plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (496 | ) |  | (496 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,352 |  |  | 4,352 |
Joint venture cash flow hedges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 213 |  |  | 213 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 | 123,332,444 |  |  | $ | 670,749 |  |  | $ | 876,634 |  |  | $ | (109,379 | ) |  | $ | 1,438,004 |
Tax Characteristics of Cash Dividend [Table Text Block] | The table below summarizes the tax characteristics of the cash dividend paid to shareholders for the three years ended December 31, 2012:
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Capital gain | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 1.52 |  |  | $ | 1.36 |
Non-taxable return of capital | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total cash dividend per common share | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 1.52 |  |  | $ | 1.36 |

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