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Defined Benefit Plans Details Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan | $ 3,428 | $ 11,850 | $ 4,877
Contribution to defined benefit pension plan (in shares) | 66,000 | 183,000 | 88,200
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,300,000 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets | 700,000 | 1,000,000 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Benefit Obligation | 1,000,000 | 1,400,000 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets | 700,000 | 1,100,000 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year | $ 34,900 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate | 6.00% |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Description of Direction and Pattern of Change for Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rate | The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0% by 2021 for one the Company’s plans and to 4.5% by 2027 for the remaining plans and remain at those levels thereafter for benefits covered under the plans. |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized | $ 26,500 | 25,300 | $ 21,500
All Plans [Member] |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan | $ 3,400 | $ 11,900 |

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- Definition Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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