Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 International [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Reduction of the Provision for Income Taxes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Reduction of the Provision for Income Taxes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Reduction of Interest Expense [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate		35.00%
Non-cash impact of tax matters	$ 28,928	$ 0	$ (11,716)	$ 0		$ 28,928	$ 9,404	$ 2,312
Reduction of Interest Expense Tax Related Matters								3,840
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense		2,068	(1,599)	4,678
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	13,411	13,411	12,348
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount					156,335
Tax Credit Carryforward, Deferred Tax Asset					44,654
Other Tax Carryforward, Valuation Allowance					26,321
Operating Loss Carryforwards	88,244	88,244	81,523
Utilization of Net Operating Loss Carryforward	72,155	72,155	56,866
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings	2,616,108	2,616,108
Income Taxes Paid, Net		394,277	233,852	90,340
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	63,498	63,498	66,110	68,833
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Expected to be Paid	$ 8,000	$ 8,000