Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 North America [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Europe [Member] EUR (€)
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum amount of receivables that may be factored at any point in time				$ 150,000	$ 41,000	€ 31,000
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Book overdrafts	480,687		511,172
Trade accounts receivable sold to and held by financial institutions under uncommitted factoring programs	139,649		165,744
Factoring fees	$ 1,304	$ 858