Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 700,745,000	$ 577,142,000	$ 434,349,000
Foreign	436,826,000	433,120,000	378,773,000
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations	1,137,571,000	1,010,262,000	813,122,000
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	219,850,000	159,250,000	31,055,000
State and local	(304,000)	(12,058,000)	6,357,000
Foreign	96,713,000	98,919,000	90,780,000
Total current - continuing	316,259,000	246,111,000	128,192,000
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	19,475,000	850,000	89,172,000
State and local	(2,584,000)	(2,535,000)	99,000
Foreign	(28,698,000)	(7,350,000)	(23,838,000)
Total deferred - continuing	(11,807,000)	(9,035,000)	65,433,000
Total expense - continuing	304,452,000	237,076,000	193,625,000
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. Federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State and local taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit	1.10%	1.10%	1.40%
Foreign operations tax effect	(7.20%)	(6.90%)	(7.50%)
R&E tax credits	0.00%	(0.40%)	(0.40%)
Domestic manufacturing deduction	(1.80%)	(1.60%)	(0.80%)
Foreign tax credits	0.20%	0.30%	(0.60%)
Branch losses	0.00%	0.00%	(0.60%)
Release of valuation allowance	0.00%	(1.00%)	0.00%
Resolution of tax contingencies	(1.40%)	(4.00%)	(4.70%)
Other, principally non-tax deductible items	0.90%	1.00%	2.00%
Effective rate from continuing operations	26.80%	23.50%	23.80%
Tax Credits Research Estimated Future Benefit	$ 4,600,000