Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross [Abstract]
Accrued compensation, principally postretirement and other employee benefits	$ 121,909	$ 133,000
Accrued expenses, principally for state income taxes, interest and warranty	40,256	42,213
Net operating loss and other carryforwards	325,721	210,396
Inventories, principally due to reserves for financial reporting purposes and capitalization for tax purposes	15,730	12,329
Accounts receivable, principally due to allowance for doubtful accounts	8,337	4,937
Accrued insurance	6,483	4,365
Long-term liabilities, principally warranty, environmental and exit costs	5,273	4,509
Other assets	(18,872)	(36,576)
Total gross deferred tax assets	504,837	375,173
Valuation allowance	(289,642)	(171,365)
Total deferred tax assets	215,195	203,808
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross [Abstract]
Intangible assets, principally due to different tax and financial reporting bases and amortization lives	(814,242)	(699,876)
Plant and equipment, principally due to differences in depreciation	(74,713)	(56,872)
Accounts receivable	(10,086)	(8,236)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(899,041)	(764,984)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	(683,846)	(561,176)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Classification [Abstract]
Non-current deferred tax asset	26,327	14,533
Non-current deferred tax liability	(710,173)	$ (575,709)
Undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries	$ 1,300,000