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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2011 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 24,300	$ 19,300
Capital Lease Obligations		5,100
Capital Lease Obligations, Current		1,062
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		$ 1,000
Debt Instrument Covenant Leveraged Debt Ratio Restriction		2.25
Insurance Programe Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 17,600	17,500
Contract Performance Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 6,700	$ 1,800
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Adjusted Leveraged Debt Ratio		3.5
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.375%
Maximum [Member] \| Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		2.125%
Maximum [Member] \| Performance letters of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		1.125%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio		3.0
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.20%
Minimum [Member] \| Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		1.125%
Minimum [Member] \| Performance letters of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		0.625%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		0.00%
Swing line Loans [Member] \| 2011 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 25,000
Foreign Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		2.00%
Foreign Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member] \| 2016 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Option to increase borrowing capacity	$ 100,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	250,000
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 33,400
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member] \| 2011 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 175,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.69%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| 2016 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of Capital Stock From Direct Foreign Subsidiaries	65.00%
Maximum Acquisition Consideration Under Credit Agreement	$ 50,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Foreign Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit [Member] \| 2016 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000