CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Common Stock in Treasury [Member]
Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 4,919,230	$ 254,119	$ 834,677	$ 7,199,227	$ (54,906)	$ (3,313,887)
Net earnings	1,003,129	0	0	1,003,129	0	0
Dividends paid	(247,820)	0	0	(247,820)	0	0
Common stock issued for acquisition	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common stock issued for the exercise of stock options and SARs	(18,694)	1,194	(19,888)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	25,661	0	25,661	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	30,480	0	30,480	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of cancellations	652	7	645	0	0	0
Common stock acquired	(457,871)	0	0	0	0	(457,871)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax	122,629	0	0	0	122,629	0
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2013	5,377,396	255,320	871,575	7,954,536	67,723	(3,771,758)
Net earnings	775,235	0	0	775,235	0	0
Dividends paid	(258,487)	0	0	(258,487)	0	0
Separation of Knowles	(1,423,197)	0	0	(1,396,502)	(26,695)	0
Common stock issued for the exercise of stock options and SARs	(16,571)	565	(17,136)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	15,110	0	15,110	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	31,628	0	31,628	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of cancellations	647	8	639	0	0	0
Common stock acquired	(601,077)	0	983	0	0	(600,094)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax	(199,959)	0	0	0	(199,959)	0
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2014	3,700,725	255,893	900,833	7,074,782	(158,931)	(4,371,852)
Net earnings	869,829	0	0	869,829	0	0
Dividends paid	(257,969)	0	0	(257,969)	0	0
Common stock issued for the exercise of stock options and SARs	(4,206)	210	(4,416)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	661	0	661	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	30,697	0	30,697	0	0	0
Common stock issued, net of cancellations	644	10	634	0	0	0
Common stock acquired	(600,164)	0	0	0	0	(600,164)
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax	(95,642)	0	0	0	(95,642)	0
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 3,644,575	$ 256,113	$ 928,409	$ 7,686,642	$ (254,573)	$ (4,972,016)