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Debt (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Line of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit, Sublimit In Euro [Member] Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 French Employee Profit Sharing [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 French Employee Profit Sharing [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Overdrafts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Bank Overdrafts [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowings under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility accordion feature |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant provisions |  |  |  |  |  |  | the Company to maintain (a) a maximum net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.00 and (b) minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.50. The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Credit Agreement at December 31, 2013. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EBITDA ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate coverage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum margin on borrowings (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum margin on borrowings (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum annual commitment fees on undrawn amounts (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum annual commitment fees on undrawn amounts (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable interest rate (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  | 1.44% | 1.44% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate at period end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.43% | 3.15% | 0.74% | 1.44% |  |
Bank overdraft facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,300,000 | 45,500,000 |  |
Long-term debt | 385,400,000 | 156,000,000 |  | 367,700,000 | 139,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,800,000 | 14,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 2,000,000 | 200,000 | 200,000
Interest capitalized | 0 | 0 | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of long term debt covered by interest rate swaps | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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