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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Income and Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Sales - affiliates   $ 0us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 0us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 0us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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Net sales   1,085,304,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 1,166,674,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 1,248,264,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of sales   993,057,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,027,608,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 932,460,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Gross profit   92,247,000us-gaap_GrossProfit 139,066,000us-gaap_GrossProfit 315,804,000us-gaap_GrossProfit
Research and development   14,844,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 10,437,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 13,796,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling and administrative expenses   124,178,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 111,043,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 145,540,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Rationalizations   11,625,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost 20,156,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost 0us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
Operating income (loss)   (255,620,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (2,570,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 156,468,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Income before income taxes   (294,792,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (40,102,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 134,487,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (9,416,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (12,843,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 16,846,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss)   (285,376,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (27,259,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 117,641,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Statements of Comprehensive Income        
Net income   (285,376,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (27,259,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 117,641,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Foreign currency translation   (33,041,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (13,981,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (9,929,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Commodities and foreign currency derivatives   (10,859,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 2,035,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax (8,812,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:   (43,900,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (11,946,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (18,741,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Parent Company [Member]        
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7,857,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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31,294,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
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12,992,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
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(30,061,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(16,699,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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(10,659,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(5,972,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(27,259,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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117,641,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Statements of Comprehensive Income        
Net income   (286,126,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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(27,259,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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117,641,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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(11,946,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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(18,741,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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(39,205,000)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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98,900,000us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
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220,354,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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194,345,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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469,033,000us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet
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689,387,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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Rationalizations   9,109,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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47,304,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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45,161,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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128,368,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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(11,946,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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(18,741,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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149,251,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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