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Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Jun. 05, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | May. 14, 2014
DB Term Loan | [1] | $ 1,426,247 |  |  |
Eurocurrency Rate Loan Interest Rate Margin Percentage |  |  | 1.50% |  |
Base Rate Loan Interest Rate Margin Percentage |  |  | 0.50% |  |
Eurocurrency Rate Loan Interest Rate Margin Percentage, Minimum |  | 1.25% |  |  |
Eurocurrency Rate Interest Rate Loan Margin Percentage, Maximum |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Base Rate Loan Interest Rate Margin Percentage, Minimum |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Base Rate Loan Interest Rate Margin Percentage, Maximum |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  | $ 4,700 |  |  |
Expenses Incurred During Refinance Of Debt |  | 400 |  |  |
Debt discount |  | 7,500 |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net |  | $ 8,100 |  | $ 9,900 |
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | 1.83% |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 688,800 |  |  |
Letters of Credit, Maximum Capacity |  | 718,800 |  |  |
Letters of Credit, Amount Outstanding |  | $ 360,400 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description |  | Certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company have agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Company under the 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement. The 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement contains customary covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt or liens, merge or consolidate with others, dispose of assets, make investments or pay dividends. In addition, the 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement contains financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain a total leverage ratio, as defined therein, of not more than 3.5 to 1.0 and minimum interest coverage ratio, as defined therein, of 3.0 to 1.0, measured at the end of each quarter |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance |  | As of December 31, 2015, the Company is in compliance with the covenants under the 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement. |  |  |
Trade receivables financing arrangement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Increase in secured debt capacity |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |
Trade receivables financing arrangement, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 95,000 |  |  |
Trade receivables financing arrangement interest rate |  | 1.20% |  |  |
Trade receivables financing arrangement outstanding borrowings |  | $ 75,800 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Swingline Subfacility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |
A One Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Increase to Borrowing Capacity Under the Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000
DB Term Loan |  |  |  |  | $ 558,700
Term Loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |
DB Term Loan |  |  | $ 750,000 |  |
[1] | Represents scheduled payments required under the 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement through June 5, 2020, as well as the contractual maturities of other debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, and reflects management’s intention to repay scheduled maturities of the term loans outstanding under the 2015 Deutsche Bank Credit Agreement and the trade receivables financing arrangement (if not extended) with proceeds from the revolving credit facility.

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