CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Common Stock in Treasury [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Balance at beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 5,377,396	$ 255,320	$ 871,575	$ (3,771,758)	$ 7,954,536	$ 67,723
Net earnings	775,235	0	0	0	775,235	0
Dividends paid	(258,487)	0	0	0	(258,487)	0
Separation of Knowles	(1,423,197)	0	0	0	(1,396,502)	(26,695)
Common stock issued for the exercise of share-based awards	(15,924)	573	(16,497)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of share-based awards	15,110	0	15,110	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	31,628	0	31,628	0	0	0
Common stock acquired	601,077	0	(983)	(600,094)	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(199,959)	0	0	0	0	(199,959)
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2014	3,700,725	255,893	900,833	(4,371,852)	7,074,782	(158,931)
Net earnings	869,829	0	0	0	869,829	0
Dividends paid	(257,969)	0	0	0	(257,969)	0
Common stock issued for the exercise of share-based awards	(3,562)	220	(3,782)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of share-based awards	661	0	661	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	30,697	0	30,697	0	0	0
Common stock acquired	600,164	0	0	(600,164)	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(95,642)	0	0	0	0	(95,642)
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2015	3,644,575	256,113	928,409	(4,972,016)	7,686,642	(254,573)
Net earnings	508,892	0	0	0	508,892	0
Dividends paid	(267,739)	0	0	0	(267,739)	0
Common stock issued for the exercise of share-based awards	(15,700)	425	(16,125)	0	0	0
Tax benefit from the exercise of share-based awards	4,964	0	4,964	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	21,015	0	21,015	0	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(104,753)	0	0	0	0	(104,753)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	8,492	0	8,492	0	0	0
Balance at end of year at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 3,799,746	$ 256,538	$ 946,755	$ (4,972,016)	$ 7,927,795	$ (359,326)