Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 530,268	$ 789,689	$ 714,723
Foreign	270,342	304,518	331,263
Earnings before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations	800,610	1,094,207	1,045,986
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	115,130	231,939	114,218
State and local	11,706	8,434	17,468
Foreign	79,982	97,037	89,702
Total current - continuing	206,818	337,410	221,388
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	19,238	7,386	35,315
State and local	(3,433)	11,250	(4,556)
Foreign	(17,894)	(39,979)	(3,688)
Total deferred - continuing	(2,089)	(21,343)	27,071
Total expense - continuing	$ 204,729	$ 316,067	$ 248,459
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	1.60%	1.30%	1.20%
Foreign operations tax effect	(4.30%)	(3.70%)	(3.30%)
R&E tax credits	(0.40%)	(0.30%)	(0.70%)
Domestic manufacturing deduction	(3.00%)	(3.00%)	(2.20%)
Foreign tax credits	(2.40%)	0.40%	0.30%
Branch losses	(0.20%)	(0.70%)	(0.20%)
Release of valuation allowance	0.00%	(0.60%)	0.00%
Resolution of tax contingencies	(1.80%)	(0.50%)	(7.20%)
Other, principally non-tax deductible items	1.10%	1.00%	0.90%
Effective rate from continuing operations	25.60%	28.90%	23.80%
Tax credits research estimated future benefit			$ 4,800