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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Feb. 26, 2020 | Mar. 18, 2019 | Mar. 11, 2019 | Feb. 27, 2018 | Oct. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method | $ 239,763 |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 886,000 | 402,000 |  |  |  |  |
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Conversion of Debt Securities | 0 | 2,411,194 |  |  |  |  |
Translation adjustment | $ 59,818 | $ 16,156 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price |  |  |  | $ 188.73 |  |  | $ 72.18
Share Price | $ 85.72 | $ 142.59 |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  |  | 5,000,000.0 |  |  | 10,000,000.0 |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  | $ 250,000 |  | $ 120,000 | $ 375,000 |

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