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entityName EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
Cik 746515
Form 10-Q
Filed 2016-05-04
Fp Q1
Fy 2016
Accn 0000746515-16-000063

Facts up to 2016-05-02

Description Indicate number of shares or other units outstanding of each of registrant's classes of capital or common stock or other ownership interests, if and as stated on cover of related periodic report. Where multiple classes or units exist define each class/interest by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] or Partnership Interest [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument.
Fact EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
Frame CY2016Q1I
Label Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Taxonomy dei
Unit shares
Val 182,059,031

Facts up to 2016-03-31

  1. Description Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.
    Fact AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -71,772,000
  2. Description Amount of cash (inflow) outflow from investing activities classified as other.
    Fact PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
    Label Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 524,000
  3. Description The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.
    Fact EarningsPerShareDiluted
    Label Earnings Per Share, Diluted
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.53
  4. Description Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other.
    Fact OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
    Label Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 879,000
  5. Description Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.
    Fact IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
    Label Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 58,437,000
  6. Description Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
    Fact PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 44,693,000
  7. Description Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.
    Fact PreferredStockValue
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Preferred Stock, Value, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 0
  8. Description Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.
    Fact Goodwill
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Goodwill
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 7,927,000
  9. Description The total amount of other operating cost and expense items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation.
    Fact OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
    Label Other Cost and Expense, Operating
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 34,268,000
  10. Description Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
    Label Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,580,000
  11. Description Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.
    Fact AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accrued Income Taxes, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 28,432,000
  12. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities, including discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -28,657,000
  13. Description Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 463,000
  14. Description The cash inflow associated with the maturity, prepayments and calls (requests for early payments) of debt securities designated as held-to-maturity.
    Fact ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Held-to-maturity Securities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 17,000
  15. Description Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.
    Fact DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
    Label Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,896,000
  16. Description Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
    Fact PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Noncurrent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 57,395,000
  17. Description Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities; of income (loss) available to common shareholders.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
    Label Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 96,584,000
  18. Description The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.
    Fact ProfitLoss
    Label Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 97,047,000
  19. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,050,000
  20. Description Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends provided by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to noncontrolling interests.
    Fact PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 0
  21. Description Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,782,511,000
  22. Description Amount of income (expense) included in net income that results in no cash inflow (outflow), classified as other.
    Fact OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
    Label Other Noncash Income (Expense)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -36,000
  23. Description Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.
    Fact PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 526,941,000
  24. Description Amount of increase (decrease) from the effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent balances held in foreign currencies.
    Fact EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
    Label Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 13,419,000
  25. Description The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.
    Fact IncomeTaxesPaidNet
    Label Income Taxes Paid, Net
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 37,984,000
  26. Description Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit.
    Fact LaborAndRelatedExpense
    Label Labor and Related Expense
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 283,355,000
  27. Description Amount of cash outflow for realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.
    Fact ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 0
  28. Description Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.
    Fact ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 0
  29. Description Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.
    Fact AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
    Label Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 9,414,000
  30. Description Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.
    Fact CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.01
  31. Description Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.
    Fact AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 396,497,000
  32. Description Amount of increase to additional paid-in capital (APIC) for recognition of cost for award under share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
    Label APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 10,831,000
  33. Description Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any.
    Fact LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Liabilities and Equity
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,679,743,000
  34. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to vendors for goods and services received and the amount of obligations and expenses incurred but not paid.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -15,344,000
  35. Description Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.
    Fact AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,010,667,000
  36. Description Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent.
    Fact DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 42,817,000
  37. Description The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.
    Fact RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,845,356,000
  38. Description Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.
    Fact StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
    Label Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  39. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to taxing authorities for taxes that are based on the reporting entity's earnings, net of amounts receivable from taxing authorities for refunds of overpayments or recoveries of income taxes.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable, Net of Income Taxes Receivable
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 10,925,000
  40. Description Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.
    Fact IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
    Label Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 155,484,000
  41. Description Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.
    Fact ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  42. Description Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.
    Fact ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
    Label Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 578,000
  43. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,627,000
  44. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount due from customers for the credit sale of goods and services; includes accounts receivable and other types of receivables.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -112,710,000
  45. Description The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
    Label Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 1,008,000
  46. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities, including discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -14,594,000
  47. Description Value of stock issued as a result of the exercise of stock options.
    Fact StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
    Label Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 41,635,000
  48. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 206,121,000
  49. Description Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period.
    Fact CostsAndExpenses
    Label Costs and Expenses
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,266,646,000
  50. Description Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,013,917,000
  51. Description Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.
    Fact AdditionalPaidInCapital
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Additional Paid in Capital
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 3,851,000
  52. Description Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact ShareBasedCompensation
    Label Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 10,831,000
  53. Description Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.
    Fact StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
    Label Stock Repurchased During Period, Value
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 70,292,000
  54. Description Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.
    Fact PreferredStockSharesIssued
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Preferred Stock, Shares Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  55. Description Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).
    Fact MinorityInterest
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 3,260,000
  56. Description The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services.
    Fact SellingAndMarketingExpense
    Label Selling and Marketing Expense
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,432,000
  57. Description Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax
    Label OCI, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss), Arising During Period, Tax
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 5,187,000
  58. Description Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
    Label Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 182,010,000
  59. Description Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.
    Fact CommonStockSharesIssued
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Common Stock, Shares, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 181,562,000
  60. Description Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities, and addition from assumption of issuance of common shares for dilutive potential common shares; of income (loss) available to common shareholders.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted
    Label Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 96,584,000
  61. Description Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
    Label Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,730,000
  62. Description Amount after tax, before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
    Label Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,580,000
  63. Description Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
    Fact Assets
    Label Assets
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,679,743,000
  64. Description The cash outflow for securities or other assets acquired, which qualify for treatment as an investing activity and are to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term.
    Fact PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments
    Frame CY2016Q1
    Label Payments to Acquire Short-term Investments
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 52,000
  65. Description The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.
    Fact OperatingIncomeLoss
    Label Operating Income (Loss)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 151,826,000
  66. Description The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the stock plan during the period.
    Fact ProceedsFromStockPlans
    Label Proceeds from Stock Plans
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 41,635,000
  67. Description The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.
    Fact EarningsPerShareBasic
    Label Earnings Per Share, Basic
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.53
  68. Description Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
    Fact AccountsPayableCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accounts Payable, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 623,699,000
  69. Description The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.
    Fact NetIncomeLoss
    Label Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 96,584,000
  70. Description Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.
    Fact InvestmentIncomeInterest
    Label Investment Income, Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,779,000
  71. Description The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
    Fact PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
    Label Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 70,292,000
  72. Description The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
    Label Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 183,018,000
  73. Description Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
    Fact AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accrued Liabilities, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 202,284,000
  74. Description Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquity
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,779,251,000
  75. Description Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.
    Fact LiabilitiesCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Liabilities, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 854,415,000
  76. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 577,000
  77. Description Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.
    Fact CommonStockValue
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Common Stock, Value, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,816,000
  78. Description Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards classified as current.
    Fact DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 18,203,000
  79. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, including discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 235,953,000
  80. Description Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.
    Fact AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 8,919,000
  81. Description Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.
    Fact CommonStockSharesOutstanding
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 181,562,000
  82. Description Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).
    Fact Revenues
    Label Revenues
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,418,472,000
  83. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax benefit (deficiency) associated with an share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
    Fact AdjustmentToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensationNet
    Label Adjustment to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Effect from Share-based Compensation, Net
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -966,000
  84. Description Amount of net occupancy expense that may include items, such as depreciation of facilities and equipment, lease expenses, property taxes and property and casualty insurance expense.
    Fact OccupancyNet
    Label Occupancy, Net
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 26,859,000
  85. Description The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.
    Fact DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
    Label Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 11,329,000
  86. Description Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
    Fact AssetsCurrent
    Frame CY2016Q1I
    Label Assets, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,087,480,000
  87. Description The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).
    Fact NonoperatingIncomeExpense
    Label Nonoperating Income (Expense)
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 3,658,000
  88. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in operating assets classified as other.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,055,000
  89. Description The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.
    Fact PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
    Label Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
    Start 2016-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 14,035,000

Facts up to 2015-12-31

  1. Description Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.
    Fact AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
    Label Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -81,238,000
  2. Description Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
    Fact PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
    Label Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 56,453,000
  3. Description Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.
    Fact PreferredStockValue
    Label Preferred Stock, Value, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 0
  4. Description Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.
    Fact Goodwill
    Label Goodwill
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 7,927,000
  5. Description Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.
    Fact AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
    Label Accrued Income Taxes, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 29,498,000
  6. Description Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.
    Fact PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent
    Label Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Noncurrent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 56,417,000
  7. Description Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,694,676,000
  8. Description Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.
    Fact PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
    Label Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 524,724,000
  9. Description Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.
    Fact CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
    Label Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.01
  10. Description Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.
    Fact AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
    Label Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 385,023,000
  11. Description Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any.
    Fact LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
    Label Liabilities and Equity
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,582,438,000
  12. Description Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.
    Fact AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
    Label Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,112,260,000
  13. Description Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent.
    Fact DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
    Label Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 26,389,000
  14. Description The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.
    Fact RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
    Label Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,771,379,000
  15. Description Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 807,796,000
  16. Description Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.
    Fact AdditionalPaidInCapital
    Label Additional Paid in Capital
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 31,000
  17. Description Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.
    Fact PreferredStockSharesIssued
    Label Preferred Stock, Shares Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  18. Description Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).
    Fact MinorityInterest
    Label Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,683,000
  19. Description Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.
    Fact CommonStockSharesIssued
    Label Common Stock, Shares, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 182,067,000
  20. Description Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
    Fact Assets
    Label Assets
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,582,438,000
  21. Description Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
    Fact AccountsPayableCurrent
    Label Accounts Payable, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 645,304,000
  22. Description Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
    Fact AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
    Label Accrued Liabilities, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 186,571,000
  23. Description Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquity
    Label Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,691,993,000
  24. Description Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.
    Fact LiabilitiesCurrent
    Label Liabilities, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 861,373,000
  25. Description Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.
    Fact CommonStockValue
    Label Common Stock, Value, Issued
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,821,000
  26. Description Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards classified as current.
    Fact DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
    Label Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 16,861,000
  27. Description Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.
    Fact AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
    Label Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 7,820,000
  28. Description Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.
    Fact CommonStockSharesOutstanding
    Label Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 182,067,000
  29. Description Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
    Fact AssetsCurrent
    Label Assets, Current
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,993,370,000

Facts up to 2015-03-31

  1. Description Amount of cash (inflow) outflow from investing activities classified as other.
    Fact PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -198,000
  2. Description The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.
    Fact EarningsPerShareDiluted
    Label Earnings Per Share, Diluted
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.55
  3. Description Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other.
    Fact OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 34,000
  4. Description Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.
    Fact IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 64,317,000
  5. Description The total amount of other operating cost and expense items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation.
    Fact OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Other Cost and Expense, Operating
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 35,561,000
  6. Description Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -19,605,000
  7. Description Decrease in noncontrolling interest balance from payment of dividends or other distributions by the non-wholly owned subsidiary or partially owned entity, included in the consolidation of the parent entity, to the noncontrolling interest holders.
    Fact MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 857,000
  8. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities, including discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -41,697,000
  9. Description Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 628,000
  10. Description The cash inflow associated with the maturity, prepayments and calls (requests for early payments) of debt securities designated as held-to-maturity.
    Fact ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Held-to-maturity Securities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 40,296,000
  11. Description Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.
    Fact DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 11,937,000
  12. Description Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities; of income (loss) available to common shareholders.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,704,000
  13. Description The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.
    Fact ProfitLoss
    Label Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 107,332,000
  14. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 87,430,000
  15. Description Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends provided by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to noncontrolling interests.
    Fact PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 857,000
  16. Description Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1I
    Label Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,927,531,000
  17. Description Amount of income (expense) included in net income that results in no cash inflow (outflow), classified as other.
    Fact OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Other Noncash Income (Expense)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -86,000
  18. Description Amount of increase (decrease) from the effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent balances held in foreign currencies.
    Fact EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -17,687,000
  19. Description The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.
    Fact IncomeTaxesPaidNet
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Income Taxes Paid, Net
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 28,261,000
  20. Description Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit.
    Fact LaborAndRelatedExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Labor and Related Expense
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 278,878,000
  21. Description Amount of cash outflow for realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.
    Fact ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,480,000
  22. Description Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.
    Fact ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,480,000
  23. Description Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.
    Fact AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 7,776,000
  24. Description Amount of increase to additional paid-in capital (APIC) for recognition of cost for award under share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,907,000
  25. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to vendors for goods and services received and the amount of obligations and expenses incurred but not paid.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 14,895,000
  26. Description Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.
    Fact StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  27. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to taxing authorities for taxes that are based on the reporting entity's earnings, net of amounts receivable from taxing authorities for refunds of overpayments or recoveries of income taxes.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable, Net of Income Taxes Receivable
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 23,132,000
  28. Description Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.
    Fact IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 171,649,000
  29. Description Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.
    Fact ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 0
  30. Description Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable.
    Fact ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 277,000
  31. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 87,727,000
  32. Description The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount due from customers for the credit sale of goods and services; includes accounts receivable and other types of receivables.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 46,790,000
  33. Description The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 1,079,000
  34. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities, including discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 31,027,000
  35. Description Value of stock issued as a result of the exercise of stock options.
    Fact StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 35,048,000
  36. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,037,000
  37. Description Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period.
    Fact CostsAndExpenses
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Costs and Expenses
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,508,643,000
  38. Description Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,033,144,000
  39. Description Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact ShareBasedCompensation
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,907,000
  40. Description Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.
    Fact StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Stock Repurchased During Period, Value
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 77,368,000
  41. Description The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services.
    Fact SellingAndMarketingExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Selling and Marketing Expense
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,247,000
  42. Description Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label OCI, Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss), Arising During Period, Tax
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -10,560,000
  43. Description Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 191,628,000
  44. Description Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities, and addition from assumption of issuance of common shares for dilutive potential common shares; of income (loss) available to common shareholders.
    Fact NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,704,000
  45. Description Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement.
    Fact EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,243,000
  46. Description Amount after tax, before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.
    Fact OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -19,605,000
  47. Description Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
    Fact Assets
    Frame CY2015Q1I
    Label Assets
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,943,778,000
  48. Description The cash outflow for securities or other assets acquired, which qualify for treatment as an investing activity and are to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term.
    Fact PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Payments to Acquire Short-term Investments
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 22,000
  49. Description The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.
    Fact OperatingIncomeLoss
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Operating Income (Loss)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 168,883,000
  50. Description The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the stock plan during the period.
    Fact ProceedsFromStockPlans
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Proceeds from Stock Plans
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 35,048,000
  51. Description The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.
    Fact EarningsPerShareBasic
    Label Earnings Per Share, Basic
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD/shares
    Val 0.56
  52. Description The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.
    Fact NetIncomeLoss
    Label Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 106,704,000
  53. Description Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.
    Fact InvestmentIncomeInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Investment Income, Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,732,000
  54. Description The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
    Fact PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 77,368,000
  55. Description The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.
    Fact WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit shares
    Val 192,707,000
  56. Description Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.
    Fact ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 297,000
  57. Description Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, including discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities.
    Fact NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 134,394,000
  58. Description Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).
    Fact Revenues
    Label Revenues
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,677,526,000
  59. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax benefit (deficiency) associated with an share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
    Fact AdjustmentToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensationNet
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Adjustment to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Effect from Share-based Compensation, Net
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,466,000
  60. Description Amount of net occupancy expense that may include items, such as depreciation of facilities and equipment, lease expenses, property taxes and property and casualty insurance expense.
    Fact OccupancyNet
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Occupancy, Net
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 25,388,000
  61. Description The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.
    Fact DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 11,529,000
  62. Description The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).
    Fact NonoperatingIncomeExpense
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Nonoperating Income (Expense)
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 2,766,000
  63. Description Amount of increase (decrease) in operating assets classified as other.
    Fact IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val -3,569,000
  64. Description The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.
    Fact PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
    Frame CY2015Q1
    Label Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
    Start 2015-01-01
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 9,445,000

Facts up to 2014-12-31

  1. Description Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.
    Fact StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
    Label Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 1,871,608,000
  2. Description Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.
    Fact CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
    Label Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value
    Taxonomy us-gaap
    Unit USD
    Val 927,107,000

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