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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] | A summary of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each fair value hierarchy level for the periods presented is as follows:
| December 31, 2015
| Level One |  | Level Two |  | Level Three |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 22,516 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 22,516 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 988 |  |  | — |  |  | 988 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 664 |  |  | — |  |  | 664 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 1,554 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,554 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 338 |  |  | — |  |  | 338 |
Deferred compensation plans | — |  |  | 4,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,000 |
| $ | 22,516 |  |  | $ | 7,544 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,060 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,368 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,368 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 969 |  |  | — |  |  | 969 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 322 |  |  | — |  |  | 322 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 128 |  |  | — |  |  | 128 |
Deferred compensation plans | — |  |  | 4,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,000 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,787 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,787 |
| December 31, 2014
| Level One |  | Level Two |  | Level Three |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 23,143 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,143 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 4,524 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,524 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 1,007 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,007 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 1,980 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,980 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 478 |  |  | — |  |  | 478 |
Deferred compensation plans | — |  |  | 2,941 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,941 |
| $ | 23,143 |  |  | $ | 10,930 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34,073 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - designated as hedges | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,163 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,163 |
Foreign currency contracts related to sales - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 2,793 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,793 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - designated as hedges | — |  |  | 695 |  |  | — |  |  | 695 |
Foreign currency contracts related to purchases - not designated as hedges | — |  |  | 661 |  |  | — |  |  | 661 |
Deferred compensation plans | — |  |  | 2,941 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,941 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,253 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,253 |
Schedule of Foreign Exchange Contracts, Notional Values | As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had foreign currency contracts with the following notional values:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Foreign currency contracts sold - not designated as hedges | $ | 119,653 |  |  | $ | 124,838 |
Foreign currency contracts sold - designated as hedges | 206,366 |  |  | 250,743 |
Foreign currency contracts purchased - not designated as hedges | 41,480 |  |  | 36,080 |
Foreign currency contracts purchased - designated as hedges | 62,794 |  |  | 53,944 |
Total foreign currency derivatives | $ | 430,293 |  |  | $ | 465,605 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] | The Company recognized the following in its Consolidated Financial Statements related to its derivative instruments:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Contracts Designated as Hedges: |  |  |
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to customer sales contracts: |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized (loss) gain | $ | (2,350 | ) |  | $ | (4,706 | ) |  | $ | 3,801 |
Realized (loss) gain | (512 | ) |  | (5,776 | ) |  | 654 |
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to supplier purchase contracts: |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized (loss) gain | (1,173 | ) |  | (1,719 | ) |  | 397 |
Realized gain (loss) | 756 |  |  | 3,386 |  |  | (298 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on net investment hedges(1) | 14,537 |  |  | 39,374 |  |  | (14,261 | )
Contracts Not Designated in a Hedge Relationship: |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to customer sales contracts: |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) | 2,260 |  |  | (1,389 | ) |  | (762 | )
Realized (loss) gain | (5,644 | ) |  | (4,342 | ) |  | 1,112 |
Foreign Currency Contracts - related to supplier purchases contracts: |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) | 393 |  |  | (1,304 | ) |  | 1,687 |
Realized gain | 1,165 |  |  | 1,355 |  |  | 1,359 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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