CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations (Note 3)	$ 712,498	$ 901,601
Cash flows from investing activities of continuing operations:
Capital expenditures	(95,329)	(106,115)
Origination of finance receivables	(2,328,653)	(2,164,144)
Collections on finance receivables	2,131,025	2,130,369
Purchases of marketable securities	(4,993)	(142,653)
Sales and redemptions of marketable securities	23,046	104,975
Net cash (used by) provided by investing activities of continuing operations	(274,904)	(177,568)
Cash flows from financing activities of continuing operations:
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes	993,737	394,277
Proceeds from securitization debt	763,895	571,276
Repayments of securitization debt	(1,161,592)	(1,333,541)
Net (decrease) increase in credit facilities and unsecured commercial paper	(634,874)	182,058
Net borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper	182,131	(483)
Net repayments of asset-backed commercial paper	(6,538)	0
Net change in restricted cash	12,255	50,679
Dividends	(106,560)	(82,557)
Purchase of common stock for treasury	(257,981)	(97,456)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments	16,390	2,702
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans	36,342	7,763
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities of continuing operations	(162,795)	(305,282)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations	(6,608)	(11,857)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations	268,191	406,894
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities of discontinued operations	0	(74)
Cash flows from investing activities of discontinued operations	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations	0	0
Total cash flows from discontinued operations	0	(74)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	268,191	406,820
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of period	1,526,950	1,021,933
Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations-beginning of period	0	0
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	268,191	406,820
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations-end of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents-end of period	$ 1,795,141	$ 1,428,753