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Allowance for doubtful receivables Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Foreign Currency Translation Translation adjustments Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Americas [Member] Americas [Member] Americas Appropriation Percentage Fulfillment Level Equal To Common Stock Percentage Appropriation Percentage Fulfillment Level Equal To Common Stock Percentage Percentage rate equal to common stock that legal reserves and APIC must match for no further appropriations Asset Impairment Charges Loss on impairment of long-lived assets Assets Consolidated Total assets Total assets Total assets Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Assets And Associated Liabilities Of Transfers Accounted For As Secured Borrowings [Line Items] Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] Assets Current Total current assets Assets Current [Abstract] Current assets: Assets Fair Value Disclosure Total assets Assets Held For Sale Long Lived Long-lived assets, carrying amount Assets Held For Sale Long Lived Fair Value Disclosure Long-lived assets, fair value Available For Sale Debt Securities Fair Value Disclosure Available For Sale Debt Securities Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost Cost Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position 12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses 1 12 months or longer Gross unrealized holding losses Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses 1 Total Gross unrealized holding losses Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value Total Fair value Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses 1 Less than 12 months Gross unrealized holding losses Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value Less than 12 months Fair value Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value 12 months or longer Fair value Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost Over five years, cost Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value Over five years, fair value Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost Due after one year through five years, cost Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value Due after one year through five years, fair value Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost Cost Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure Available-for-sale securities, Assets Fair value Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains Losses Sale Proceeds Available-for-sale securities, Gross realized gains (losses), Sale proceeds Availableforsale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain Gross unrealized holding gains Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses 1 Gross unrealized holding losses Available For Sale Securities Noncurrent Available-for-sale securities Available For Sale Securities [Text Block] Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Bad Debt Expense From Costs And Expenses Total Bad Debt Expense From Costs And Expenses Total Total Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Balance Sheet Location [Domain] Basis Of Presentation Policy [Text Block] Basis Of Presentation Policy [Text Block] Basis of Presentation Before Tax Amount [Member] Before Tax Amount [Member] Before Tax Amount Borrowings In Foreign Currencies [Member] Borrowings In Foreign Currencies [Member] Borrowings In Foreign Currencies Borrowings [Member] Borrowings, Banks Building [Member] Buildings Buildings And Improvements Gross Buildings Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Amount paid to acquire company Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] ACQUISITION Capitalized Cost Of Intangibles [Policy Text Block] Capitalized Cost Of Intangibles Policy [Text Block] Capitalized Software Costs Capital Lease Obligations Capital lease obligations (see Note 8) Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Minimum lease payments receivable, Total Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current Minimum lease payments receivable, 2013 Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Due Thereafter Minimum lease payments receivable, 2018 and thereafter Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years Minimum lease payments receivable, 2017 Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years Minimum lease payments receivable, 2016 Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years Minimum lease payments receivable, 2015 Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years Minimum lease payments receivable, 2014 Capital Leases Lessor Balance Sheet Net Investment In Sales Type Leases Current Less - 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