Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2011	Apr. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2008
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and noncontrolling interests [Abstract]
Domestic									$ (15,995)	$ 2,143	$ 32,493
Foreign									186,032	328,973	373,040
Income before taxes									170,037	331,116	405,533
Current income tax expense:
Federal									8,409	10,968	9,823
State and local									574	(801)	2,434
Foreign									44,351	66,844	59,459
Total current income tax expense									53,334	77,011	71,716
Deferred income tax expense:
Federal									(8,557)	6,188	(949)
State and local									(240)	(2,286)	2,108
Foreign	4,036	0	0	0	6,538	0	0	(10,024)	1,969	10,206	(27,635)
Total deferred income tax expense									(6,828)	14,108	(26,476)
Total income tax expense									46,506	91,119	45,240
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree obligations	58,577				48,810				58,577	48,810
Inventories	13,881				10,711				13,881	10,711
Net operating loss carryforwards	158,638				159,831				158,638	159,831
Tax credit carryforwards	16,180				11,225				16,180	11,225
Other accruals and reserves	34,194				40,494				34,194	40,494
Total gross deferred tax assets	281,470				271,071				281,470	271,071
Less valuation allowance	(166,266)				(156,073)				(166,266)	(156,073)
Deferred tax assets, net	115,204				114,998				115,204	114,998
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax over book depreciation	(13,975)				(16,208)				(13,975)	(16,208)
Earnings not permanently reinvested	(1,652)				(25,960)				(1,652)	(25,960)
Convertible debentures	(149,113)				(105,830)				(149,113)	(105,830)
Other - net	(2,711)				(2,515)				(2,711)	(2,515)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(167,451)				(150,513)				(167,451)	(150,513)
Net deferred tax assets	(52,247)				(35,515)				(52,247)	(35,515)
Reconciliation of income tax expense at federal statutory rate to actual income tax provision [Abstract]
Tax at statutory rate									59,513	115,891	141,937
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit									217	(2,005)	2,952
Effect of foreign operations									(19,083)	(52,609)	(69,034)
Unrecognized tax benefits									6,626	4,869	(1,823)
Tax benefit of operating loss carryforwards									(671)	(1,588)	(8,799)
Foreign income taxable in the U.S.									7,476	22,822	31,294
Tax on foreign dividends paid to U.S.									0	15,453	1,417
U.S. foreign tax credits									(4,257)	(12,322)	0
Effect of statutory rate changes on deferred tax assets									0	9,040	1,128
Other									721	(2,878)	4,068
Total income tax expense									46,506	91,119	45,240
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Tax benefit recognized through a reduction of acquisition-date valuation allowances recorded as a reduction of tax expense									0	4,299	567
Discrete Tax Items Included Income Tax Expense					5,554				(4,036)	3,486	(59,484)
Income tax uncertainties [Abstract]
Cash repatriated during the current period									72,100
Company's Deferred Tax Assets In Israel	4,036	0	0	0	6,538	0	0	(10,024)	1,969	10,206	(27,635)
Foreign earnings without provision for US Tax	2,607,402								2,607,402
Expected Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits	(9,147)								(9,147)
Additional expected repatriation												112,500
Net income taxes paid (refunded)									46,611	126,918	23,322
Company accrued interest and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits	8,671				5,764				8,671	5,764
Company recognized interest and penalties.									2,833	3,795	1,081
Unrecognized tax benefits [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year				53,808				54,285	53,808	54,285	54,463
Addition based on tax positions related to the current year									665	2,459	1,916
Addition based on tax positions related to prior years									6,332	10,918	3,090
Currency translation adjustments									(162)	(922)	451
Reduction based on tax positions related to prior years									0	(3,293)	(670)
Reduction for settlements									(359)	(9,604)	(3,289)
Reduction for lapses of statute of limitation									0	(35)	(1,676)
Balance at end of year	60,284				53,808				60,284	53,808	54,285
California Research Credit [Member]
Available tax credit carryforwards [Abstract]
Expiration Date	No expiration								No expiration
Tax Credit Carryforward	7,937								7,937
U.S. Foreign Tax Credit [Member]
Available tax credit carryforwards [Abstract]
Expiration Date	2020 - 2022								2020 - 2022
Tax Credit Carryforward	10,482								10,482
AUSTRIA [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	9,696								9,696
Expiration date									No expiration
BELGIUM [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	188,658								188,658
Expiration date									No expiration
BRAZIL [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	18,833								18,833
Expiration date									No expiration
Germany [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	47,180								47,180
Expiration date									No expiration
Israel [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	95,733								95,733
Expiration date									No expiration
Discrete Tax Items Included Income Tax Expense					984			10,024
NETHERLANDS [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	23,519								23,519
Expiration date									2013 - 2021
Tax benefit recognized through a reduction of acquisition-date valuation allowances recorded as a reduction of tax expense										16,495
California [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	53,909								53,909
Expiration date									2016 - 2032
Pennsylvania [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	548,532								548,532
Expiration date									2018 - 2032
BCcomponents acquisition [Member]
Net operating loss carryforwards [Abstract]
Net operating loss carryforward	70,449								70,449
Valuation allowances									23,946	23,502
Non- U.S. Deferred Tax Asset [Member]
Reconciliation of income tax expense at federal statutory rate to actual income tax provision [Abstract]
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset									(4,036)	(5,554)	(21,671)
U.S. Deferred Tax Asset [Member]
Reconciliation of income tax expense at federal statutory rate to actual income tax provision [Abstract]
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax asset									$ 0	$ 0	$ (36,229)