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Income Taxes (Income Tax Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Corporate statutory rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| Income tax expense on income before income taxes | $ 177,768 | $ 140,751 | $ 66,618 |
| Tax effect of: | |||
| State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit | 13,527 | 10,726 | 4,281 |
| Transaction costs and transaction related expenses | 453 | 938 | 5,252 |
| Dividend withholding tax | 0 | (65) | 13,074 |
| Impact of foreign tax rates | (3,191) | (3,693) | (1,582) |
| Non-controlling interest | (22,452) | (13,670) | (1,645) |
| Cross-jurisdictional financing | (48,252) | (44,659) | (23,937) |
| Other | 3,662 | 4,479 | 3,763 |
| Valuation allowance | 12,671 | 8,596 | 3,492 |
| Income tax expense | $ 134,186 | $ 103,403 | $ 69,316 |