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Provision for Income Taxes (Schedule of the Effective Income Tax Rate) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
Exchange gains/losses 0.80% [1] 0.10% [1] (0.80%) [1]
Domestic operations (3.20%) (2.30%) (2.50%)
Lower effective tax rates on international operations-net (12.30%) [2] (10.90%) [2] (11.60%) [2]
Tax settlements (0.20%) (2.00%) (0.20%)
Sale of a business 0.00% 0.00% (2.30%)
U.S. research and development credit (2.20%) [2] 0.00% [2] (0.90%) [2]
Effective income tax rate on continuing operations 17.90% 19.90% 16.70%
[1] Principally reflects the impact of non-taxable exchange gains and losses resulting from remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities. Further information about the company's foreign currency hedging program is included in Note 20 under the heading Foreign Currency Risk.
[2] On January 2, 2013, U.S. tax law was enacted which extended through 2013 (and retroactive to 2012) several expired or expiring temporary business tax provisions. In accordance with GAAP, this extension was taken into account in the quarter in which the legislation was enacted (i.e. first quarter 2013).