Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current:
U.S. federal	$ 62,032,000	$ 62,301,000	$ 61,670,000
Non-U.S.	78,489,000	123,052,000	112,471,000
State and local	4,947,000	7,422,000	7,537,000
Total current	145,468,000	192,775,000	181,678,000
Deferred:
U.S. federal	(3,509,000)	1,270,000	8,771,000
Non-U.S.	5,543,000	13,016,000	13,120,000
State and local	1,420,000	1,244,000	1,132,000
Total deferred	3,454,000	15,530,000	23,023,000
Total provision	148,922,000	208,305,000	204,701,000
Tax deductions related to exercise of non-qualified employee stock options and vesting of restricted stock	6,400,000	8,600,000	10,100,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
Statutory federal income tax at 35%	147,800,000	256,600,000	242,600,000
Foreign impact, net	(25,100,000)	(57,100,000)	(42,500,000)
Change in valuation allowance	11,600,000	(1,600,000)	1,800,000
State and local income taxes, net	6,400,000	8,700,000	8,700,000
Other	$ 8,200,000	$ 1,700,000	$ (5,900,000)
Effective tax rate	35.30%	28.40%	29.50%
Statutory federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Cumulative amount of undistributed earnings considered permanently reinvested	$ 1,500,000,000
Cash and deemed dividend distributions, tax (expense) benefit	2,400,000	$ 6,900,000	$ 5,000,000
Deferred tax assets related to:
Retirement benefits	36,845,000	35,501,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	29,473,000	23,483,000
Compensation accruals	36,695,000	56,903,000
Inventories	49,660,000	51,528,000
Credit carryforwards	50,380,000	32,039,000
Warranty and accrued liabilities	30,897,000	13,913,000
Other	41,089,000	43,603,000
Total deferred tax assets	275,039,000	256,970,000
Valuation allowances	24,725,000	15,378,000
Net deferred tax assets	250,314,000	241,592,000
Deferred tax liabilities related to:
Property, plant and equipment	(43,348,000)	(30,077,000)
Goodwill and intangibles	(175,748,000)	(150,741,000)
Other	(972,000)	(2,182,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(220,068,000)	(183,000,000)
Deferred tax assets, net	30,246,000	58,592,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	155,300,000
Earnings before income taxes comprised:
U.S.	217,398,000	230,896,000	231,179,000
Non-U.S.	204,798,000	502,294,000	461,842,000
Total	422,196,000	733,190,000	693,021,000
Reconciliation of the total gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalities:
Balance —	51,500,000	59,300,000	59,100,000
Gross amount of increases in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken:
During a prior year	9,800,000	2,700,000	3,900,000
During the current period	8,600,000	7,200,000	8,900,000
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to:
Settlements with taxing authorities	(1,100,000)	(3,900,000)	(100,000)
Lapse of the applicable statute of limitations	(7,400,000)	(10,000,000)	(11,500,000)
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to foreign currency translation adjustments	(5,300,000)	(3,800,000)	(1,000,000)
Balance —	56,100,000	51,500,000	59,300,000
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	70,400,000
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties	14,400,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would favorably impact effective tax rate	60,800,000
Interest and penalties recognized in consolidated statements of income	0	$ 1,500,000	$ 2,400,000
Unrecognized tax benefits minimum amount of estimated reduction within the next twelve months	12,000,000
State
Deferred tax liabilities related to:
Net operating loss carryforwards	34,400,000
Foreign Tax Authority
Deferred tax liabilities related to:
Tax credit carryforwards	46,500,000
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to:
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	600,000
BRAZIL
Deferred tax assets related to:
Valuation allowances	$ 12,600,000