Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended														12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other long-term liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other long-term liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest expense [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Interest expense [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest expense [Member] Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)
Derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges
Gain on Instrument																																										$ 26,300,000	$ 1,500,000
Loss on Hedged Item																																										(26,300,000)	(1,500,000)
Gross unrealized losses from derivative instruments
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in OCI						(34,900,000)	11,500,000	(37,800,000)												(34,900,000)	11,200,000	(35,800,000)					(200,000)	300,000	(2,000,000)					200,000
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Reclassified from OCI						(41,200,000)	7,300,000	18,000,000																											(32,900,000)	7,300,000	16,800,000				1,200,000			(8,300,000)
Gains/(losses) from derivative instruments
Gains (losses) from derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments									2,700,000	3,300,000	(10,300,000)																											2,700,000	3,300,000	(10,300,000)
Fair value of derivative instruments on gross basis
Derivative Assets				69,600,000	48,000,000											24,900,000	32,200,000	14,500,000	11,600,000				1,400,000	400,000	1,000,000	2,300,000				27,800,000	1,500,000
Derivative Liabilities				56,900,000	52,000,000							13,100,000	14,400,000	35,600,000	37,600,000																	8,200,000	0
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Numeric)
Time hedged in interest rate fair value hedges		9 years
Derivative notional amount, Total		250,000,000
Interest rate of Senior Notes		4.625%
Description of terms of Interest rate Derivatives terms		Receive a fixed interest rate of 4.625 percent and pay variable interest equal to the three-month LIBOR plus an average of 133 basis points
Description of variable interest rate basis	three-month LIBOR	three-month LIBOR
Interest rate swap basis spread on vairable rate	1.33%	1.33%
Cross currency interest rate derivative basis spread on variable rate	0.185%
Expected months of hedging of intercompany sales of inventory to minimize the effects of foreign exchange rate movements	30 Months
Notional amounts of outstanding forward contracts and options entered into with third parties to purchase U.S. Dollars	1,300,000,000
Notional amounts of outstanding forward contracts entered into with third parties to purchase Swiss Francs	246,700,000
Minimum notional amounts of foreign currency forward exchange contracts	1,200,000,000
Maximum notional amounts of foreign currency forward exchange contracts	1,700,000,000
Variable rate debt borrowed by Japan Subsidiary	143,000,000	0
Notional amount of cross currency interest rate swap agreement			11,798,000,000
Description of terms of cross currency interest rate derivatives terms	Pay a fixed interest rate of 0.1 percent and receive variable interest equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 18.5 basis points
Interest rate of cross currency interest rate swap	0.10%
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized loss deferred in other comprehensive income	22,800,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized loss net of taxes deferred in other comprehensive income	10,100,000	4,000,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized loss expected to be reclassified to earnings	16,300,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized loss net of taxes expected to be reclassified to earnings	$ 6,800,000