Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details)	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended										3 Months Ended						3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other long-term liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other long-term liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current assets [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other assets [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other current liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] Nondesignated [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Cost of products sold [Member] Foreign Exchange Option [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Interest expense [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Interest expense [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Interest expense [Member] Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 Interest expense [Member] Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member] USD ($)
Derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges
Loss on Instrument																																		$ (3,200,000)	$ (3,100,000)
Gain on Hedged Item																																		3,200,000	3,100,000
Gross unrealized losses from derivative instruments
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in OCI						8,000,000	(56,200,000)									8,000,000	(58,100,000)					900,000					1,000,000
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Reclassified from OCI						(3,900,000)	(8,200,000)																					(4,100,000)	(5,200,000)							200,000	(3,000,000)
Gains/(losses) from derivative instruments
Gains (losses) from derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments																														(1,900,000)	(15,000,000)
Fair value of derivative instruments on gross basis
Derivative Assets				63,300,000	69,600,000							21,300,000	24,900,000	15,500,000	14,500,000			1,500,000	1,400,000	400,000	1,000,000		24,600,000	27,800,000
Derivative Liabilities				32,300,000	56,900,000			6,200,000	13,100,000	26,100,000	35,600,000															8,200,000
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
Interest rate swap basis spread on variable rate	1.33%
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	1,400,000,000
Notional amounts of outstanding forward contracts entered into with third parties to purchase Swiss Francs	288,200,000
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	141,800,000	143,000,000
Notional amount of cross currency interest rate swap agreement			11,798,000,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized loss deferred in other comprehensive income	10,800,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized loss net of taxes deferred in other comprehensive income	5,200,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, net unrealized loss expected to be reclassified to earnings	22,900,000
Fair value of outstanding derivative instruments, unrealized loss net of taxes expected to be reclassified to earnings	$ 11,100,000