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Significant Accounting Policies - Textual (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 20, 2013 | Mar. 28, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Clients | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Clients investment | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) investment shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 01, 2015 | Apr. 02, 2014 | Nov. 15, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Option to purchase noncontrolling interest impairment charge |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Clients exceeding consolidated accounts receivable percentage | Clients |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reporting Units |  |  |  |  | 13 | 10 |  |  |  |
Consolidated accounts receivable percentage |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Clients exceeding consolidated largest client revenue | Clients |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated largest client revenue |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |
Equity method investment, realized gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 3,058,000 |  |  |
Cost method investments |  |  | $ 11,763,000 | $ 10,196,000 | 11,763,000 | 10,196,000 |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) |  |  |  |  | 5,440 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, acquisition related costs |  |  |  |  | 2,912,000 | 6,133,000 | 2,066,000 |  |  |
Assets |  |  | 1,590,250,000 | 1,648,890,000 | 1,590,250,000 | 1,648,890,000 | $ 1,425,227,000 |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  | $ 2,007,852,000 | 1,802,519,000 | 2,007,852,000 | $ 1,802,519,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  | 17,796,000 | $ 17,696,000 | $ 100,405,000 |  |  |
Pension expense |  |  |  |  | 6,731,000 | 7,503,000 | $ 6,145,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  | 2,094 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal |  |  |  |  | $ 1,086 |  |  |  |  |
Discounted Cash Flow Assumption, Long-term Growth Rate, Percent |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Equity Value Appreciation Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares issuance restricted stock units and shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,917,000 |  |  |
Risk free interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.20% |  |  |
Expected volatility rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.70% |  |  |
Expected term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years 11 months 5 days |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.37 |  |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, gross |  |  |  |  | $ 1,741 | 3,026 | $ 2,699 |  |  |
Real Estate Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  | 30.00% |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  | 8.92% |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  | 11.95% |  |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Doner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  | $ 122,558,000 | 223,305,000 | $ 122,558,000 | 223,305,000 |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  | 86,047,000 | 192,340,000 | 86,047,000 | 192,340,000 |  |  |  |
Doner | Aggregate 2012 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage increase on exercise of option |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions from non-consolidated affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,096 |  |  |
Equity method investment, realized gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,058 |  |  |
Contingent Payment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  | $ 41,910 | $ 1,751 | $ 36,344,000 | $ 16,467,000 | $ 35,914,000 |  |  |
Six Point Seven Five Percentage Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.75% |  | 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.75% | 6.75% |  | 6.75% | 6.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Year | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Apr. 01, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense [Member] | Fixed Payment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  |  | $ 2,543,000 | $ 2,186,000 | $ 232,000 |  |  |
Equity Method Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of investments sold | investment |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of investments sold | investment |  |  |  |  | 6 | 2 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of other investments |  |  |  |  | $ 11,364 | $ 8,248,000 |  |  |  |
Qualitative Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reporting Units |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Quantitative Assessment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reporting Units |  |  |  |  | 13 | 7 |  |  |  |

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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Investing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3179-108585 + Details
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- Definition The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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