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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	26.20%	31.90%	34.40%	30.80%
U.S. Internal Revenue Service [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2010
U.S. Internal Revenue Service [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2013
U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Loss Carryforward [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			1997
U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Loss Carryforward [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2007
France Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2011
German Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2011
Japan Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2007
Italy Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2009
Switzerland Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2008
United Kingdom Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2009
Netherlands Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2007
Australia Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2009
Korea Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2008
India Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2012
China Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2010
Israel Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2010
Belgium Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax years subject to examination			2010

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 12

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 13

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(2))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph h

-Subparagraph 2

-Article 4

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Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws, in CCYY format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (e)

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