The sum of (1) tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excesses of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset and (2) tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax deductions arising from all unused tax credit carry forwards, reduced by a valuation allowance.

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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Jurisdiction	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Differences between the U.S. statutory federal tax rate and the Company's effective income tax rate
U.S. statutory federal tax rate (as a percent)					35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State and local taxes (as a percent)					0.40%	0.80%	0.90%
Foreign earnings and dividends taxed at different rates (as a percent)					(8.20%)	(11.50%)	(9.60%)
Valuation allowance (as a percent)					(0.20%)	(1.00%)	1.00%
Other (as a percent)					(0.80%)	1.00%	(0.60%)
Effective tax rate (as a percent)					26.20%	24.30%	26.70%
Reduction in tax expense primarily to reserve adjustments from the favorable settlement of certain tax positions	$ 4,500	$ 8,500	$ 10,300	$ 1,900	$ 4,493	$ 20,700
Reductions in tax expense for tax reserve adjustments relating to the completion of the audit							3,600
Effective tax rate before tax reserve adjustments (as a percent)					26.80%	27.40%	27.50%
Deferred tax assets relating to:
Accrued liabilities and reserves					16,363	15,192
Operating loss and tax credit carry forwards					18,270	18,604
Pensions, net					48,105	38,184
Inventory reserves					17,173	17,426
Employee benefits					29,760	22,942
Deferred tax assets, excluding the valuation allowance					129,671	112,348
Deferred tax liabilities relating to:
Goodwill					74,013	59,922
Depreciation					7,086	(2,637)
Contingent consideration					6,591
Deferred Tax Liabilities					87,690	57,285
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties and interest, which if recognized would impact the effective tax rate					21,886	23,271
Reconciliation of the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties
Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the period				35,528	22,560	35,528	31,272
Gross increases and gross decreases for tax positions in prior periods					(64)	2,036	4,576
Gross increases - current period tax position					2,278	2,968	6,027
Settlements					(451)	(11,880)
Lapse of statute of limitations					(4,108)	(6,092)	(6,347)
Unrecognized tax benefits at the end of the period					20,215	22,560	35,528
Estimated interest and penalties included in provision for income taxes					566
Tax-related interest and penalties liability for unrecognized tax benefits					3,131
Minimum number of tax jurisdictions					60
Unrecognized tax benefits, anticipated adjustment for changing facts and circumstances, over the next twelve month period					$ 3,751