CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 538,486	$ 681,581
Receivables, net of allowances	1,133,213us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	1,186,746us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories, net	861,952us-gaap_InventoryNet	863,737us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid and other current assets	72,222	101,482
Deferred tax assets	65,678us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	63,276us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Total current assets	2,671,551us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	2,896,822us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net	821,736us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	837,069us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	3,464,041us-gaap_Goodwill	3,491,557us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net	1,309,135	1,369,520
Other assets and deferred charges	164,813us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	168,246us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Assets of discontinued operations	215,429	327,171
Total assets	8,646,705us-gaap_Assets	9,090,385us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	625,502us-gaap_DebtCurrent	777,956us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Accounts payable	584,100us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	615,332us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	189,174	272,822
Accrued insurance	97,318us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent	95,896us-gaap_AccruedInsuranceCurrent
Other accrued expenses	253,462us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	266,277us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Federal and other taxes on income	32,498us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	11,071us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Total current liabilities	1,782,054us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	2,039,354us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	2,217,874us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	2,253,041us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	578,438	564,207
Other liabilities	452,518us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	482,340us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Liabilities of discontinued operations	36,711	50,718
Stockholders' Equity:
Total stockholders' equity	3,579,110	3,700,725
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 8,646,705	$ 9,090,385

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682