Note 13 - Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in the Consolidated of Income (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Expected forfeiture rate			10.20%	8.00%
Allocated stock-based compensation expense	$ 82,750,000	$ 62,118,000	$ 64,446,000
Income tax benefit	(20,278,000)	(18,298,000)	(18,481,000)
Net stock-based compensation expense	62,472,000	43,820,000	45,965,000
Weighted average period of recognition	2.5
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to shares expected to vest	183,600,000
Parent [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in stock-based compensation expense			3,400,000
Cost of Sales [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in stock-based compensation expense			100,000
Allocated stock-based compensation expense	1,655,000	1,241,000	1,933,000
Research And Development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in stock-based compensation expense			1,400,000
Allocated stock-based compensation expense	36,410,000	27,298,000	27,067,000
Selling, General and Administrative [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in stock-based compensation expense			1,900,000
Allocated stock-based compensation expense	$ 44,685,000	$ 33,579,000	$ 35,446,000