Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Description of Business [Abstract]
Number of business segments in which the company reports	4
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Maturity period of cash and cash equivalents (in months)	less than three months
Short-Term Investments
Original maturity period of short-term investments, minimum (in months)	3M
Original maturity period of short-term investments, maximum (in months)	12M
Weighted average rate earned on short-term investments (in hundredths)	1.04%	1.04%
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment	$ 175,997,000	$ 152,305,000	$ 146,534,000
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment charge, net of tax	76,072,000
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Finite-lived intangible assets, estimated useful lives, minimum (in years)	5
Finite-lived intangible assets, estimated useful lives, maximum (in years)	15
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of years the portion of the award that is expected to vest is expensed (in years)	3Y
Research and Development Costs [Abstract]
Research and development costs	196,970,000	186,687,000	172,075,000
Advertising [Abstract]
Advertising costs	40,195,000	34,903,000	29,026,000
Risk, Retention, Insurance [Abstract]
Commercial general liability claims per occurrence	5,000,000
Workers' compensation claims per occurrence	500,000
Automobile liability claim per occurrence	$ 1,000,000
Buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives, minimum (in years)	5
Useful lives, maximum (in years)	31.5
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives, minimum (in years)	3
Useful lives, maximum (in years)	7
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives, minimum (in years)	3
Useful lives, maximum (in years)	7
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives, minimum (in years)	3
Useful lives, maximum (in years)	3
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives, minimum (in years)	3
Useful lives, maximum (in years)	5