PENSION PLANS (Details 3) (USD $)				12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Defined Benefit Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2010 Defined Benefit Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2009 Defined Benefit Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans
Change in benefit obligations
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year							$ 728,557,000	$ 612,346,000	$ 553,358,000		$ 76,163,000	$ 69,575,000	$ 70,099,000
Service cost				13,460,000	12,876,000	12,584,000		10,484,000	10,066,000			2,976,000	2,811,000
Interest cost				35,267,000	34,484,000	33,776,000		31,409,000	30,992,000			3,859,000	3,492,000
Participant contributions												562,000	542,000
Plan amendments								512,000	315,000
Plan settlements												(3,634,000)	(1,157,000)
Plan curtailments												(2,987,000)
Benefits paid								(26,974,000)	(25,531,000)			(3,492,000)	(3,509,000)
Actuarial loss								100,780,000	43,146,000			4,011,000	938,000
Transfer in												7,224,000
Foreign currency exchange rate changes												(1,931,000)	(3,641,000)
Benefit obligation at the end of the year								728,557,000	612,346,000			76,163,000	69,575,000
Accumulated benefit obligation at the end of the period				741,500,000	630,800,000			681,561,000	572,965,000			59,973,000	57,790,000
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year							481,398,000	476,899,000	434,006,000		58,628,000	52,260,000	50,554,000
Actual return on plan assets								15,047,000	52,302,000			1,955,000	5,131,000
Employer contributions				19,700,000	19,200,000			16,426,000	16,122,000			3,294,000	3,063,000
Participant contributions												562,000	542,000
Plan settlements													(1,189,000)
Acquisition												5,531,000
Benefits paid								(26,974,000)	(25,531,000)			(3,492,000)	(3,509,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes												(1,482,000)	(2,332,000)
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year								481,398,000	476,899,000			58,628,000	52,260,000
Funded (unfunded) status at year end:								(247,159,000)	(135,447,000)			(17,535,000)	(17,315,000)
Amount recognized in consolidated balance sheet consists of:
Accrued benefit liability, current								(29,837,000)	(1,863,000)			(299,000)	(314,000)
Accrued benefit liability, non-current	(243,400,000)	(157,800,000)						(217,322,000)	(133,584,000)			(17,394,000)	(17,118,000)
Sub-total								(247,159,000)	(135,447,000)			(17,535,000)	(17,315,000)
Deferred tax asset	130,058,000	92,154,000	90,009,000					129,052,000	93,907,000			4,084,000	2,559,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)	219,689,000	152,885,000	149,025,000					217,992,000	155,792,000			6,899,000	4,245,000
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheet								99,885,000	114,252,000			(6,552,000)	(10,511,000)
Prepaid benefit cost, non-current												158,000	117,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income related to pension benefit plans
Unrecognized net actuarial losses								341,284,000	242,441,000			8,594,000	4,033,000
Unrecognized net prior service costs								5,760,000	7,258,000			558,000	642,000
Unrecognized net transition costs												1,831,000	2,129,000
Tax benefit								(129,052,000)	(93,907,000)			(4,084,000)	(2,559,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), end of year	219,689,000	152,885,000	149,025,000					217,992,000	155,792,000			6,899,000	4,245,000
Estimated amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be reclassified to net period cost in next fiscal year
Net actuarial losses							(28,249,000)				(230,000)
Net prior service costs							1,466,000				66,000
Net transition costs											256,000
Total							29,715,000				552,000
Accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans				741,500,000	630,800,000			681,561,000	572,965,000			59,973,000	57,790,000
Projected Benefit Obligations Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan's Assets
Projected benefit obligation								728,557,000	612,346,000			76,163,000	67,064,000
Accumulated benefit obligation								681,561,000	572,965,000			59,973,000	55,279,000
Fair value of plan assets								481,398,000	476,899,000			58,628,000	49,632,000
Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan's Assets
Projected benefit obligation								728,557,000	612,346,000	553,358,000		34,777,000	36,704,000	67,904,000
Accumulated benefit obligation								681,561,000	572,965,000	513,661,000		25,328,000	26,681,000	55,389,000
Fair value of plan assets								481,398,000	476,899,000	434,006,000		21,177,000	19,884,000	48,164,000
Employer contributions				19,700,000	19,200,000			16,426,000	16,122,000			3,294,000	3,063,000
Total expected cash contributions in next fiscal year to satisfy plan funding requirements and regulatory funding requirements				$ 65,200,000