1.0.0.3 false CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands false 1 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 2 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 3 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 4 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 u001 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 5 Cash flows from operating activities: 3 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 6 Net income 4 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 124944000 124944 false false 2 true true 162980000 162980 [1] false false 3 true true 378185000 378185 false false 4 true true 434747000 434747 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 7 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 3 cam_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeToNetCashProvidedByOperatingActivities cam false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 8 Depreciation 4 us-gaap_Depreciation us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 28265000 28265 false false 2 false true 25177000 25177 false false 3 false true 82279000 82279 false false 4 false true 72642000 72642 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 9 Amortization 4 us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 10082000 10082 false false 2 false true 7319000 7319 false false 3 false true 30035000 30035 false false 4 false true 23069000 23069 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 10 Non-cash stock compensation expense 4 cam_NonCashChargeForPensionPlanTermination cam false na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 6091000 6091 false false 2 false true 7610000 7610 false false 3 false true 22044000 22044 false false 4 false true 23567000 23567 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 11 Tax benefit of employee stock compensation plan transactions and deferred income taxes 4 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 30322000 30322 false false 2 false true -18948000 -18948 [1] false false 3 false true 22906000 22906 false false 4 false true -20250000 -20250 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 12 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of translation, acquisitions and non-cash items: 3 cam_ChangesInAssetsAndLiabilitiesNetOfTranslationAcquisitionsAndNonCashItems cam false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 13 Receivables 4 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 28002000 28002 false false 2 false true -47496000 -47496 false false 3 false true 110967000 110967 false false 4 false true -190448000 -190448 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 14 Inventories 4 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -12409000 -12409 false false 2 false true -12710000 -12710 false false 3 false true -305522000 -305522 false false 4 false true -31270000 -31270 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 15 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 27339000 27339 false false 2 false true 86594000 86594 false false 3 false true -40739000 -40739 false false 4 false true 115976000 115976 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 Other assets and liabilities, net 4 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -67798000 -67798 false false 2 false true 52802000 52802 [1] false false 3 false true -116079000 -116079 false false 4 false true 84680000 84680 [1] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 17 Net cash provided by operating activities 3 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities us-gaap true na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 174838000 174838 false false 2 false true 263328000 263328 false false 3 false true 184076000 184076 false false 4 false true 512713000 512713 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 18 Cash flows from investing activities: 3 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 19 Capital expenditures 4 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -55967000 -55967 false false 2 false true -64380000 -64380 false false 3 false true -163779000 -163779 false false 4 false true -160426000 -160426 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 20 Acquisitions, net of cash acquired 4 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true -40187000 -40187 false false 3 false true -23177000 -23177 false false 4 false true -97699000 -97699 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 21 Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment 4 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 779000 779 false false 2 false true 786000 786 false false 3 false true 3508000 3508 false false 4 false true 1711000 1711 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 22 Net cash used for investing activities 4 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -55188000 -55188 false false 2 false true -103781000 -103781 false false 3 false true -183448000 -183448 false false 4 false true -256414000 -256414 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 23 Cash flows from financing activities: 3 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false 4 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 24 Short-term loan borrowings (repayments), net 4 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -12024000 -12024 false false 2 false true -59610000 -59610 false false 3 false true 23036000 23036 false false 4 false true 20738000 20738 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 25 Redemption of convertible debt securities 4 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -131109000 -131109 false false 2 false true -106854000 -106854 false false 3 false true -131109000 -131109 false false 4 false true -106854000 -106854 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 26 Issuance of long-term senior notes 4 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 0 0 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false 4 false true 747922000 747922 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 27 Debt issuance costs 4 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 0 0 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false 4 false true -5550000 -5550 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 28 Purchase of treasury stock 4 us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true -60849000 -60849 false false 3 false true -7055000 -7055 false false 4 false true -215327000 -215327 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 29 Proceeds from stock option exercises, net of tax payments from stock compensation plan transactions 4 us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1640000 1640 false false 2 false true 6973000 6973 false false 3 false true 5119000 5119 false false 4 false true 17067000 17067 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 30 Excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation plan transactions 4 us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1238000 1238 false false 2 false true 2727000 2727 false false 3 false true 3468000 3468 false false 4 false true 17172000 17172 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 31 Principal payments on capital leases 4 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -1632000 -1632 false false 2 false true -1866000 -1866 false false 3 false true -5235000 -5235 false false 4 false true -5166000 -5166 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 32 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 4 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -141887000 -141887 false false 2 false true -219479000 -219479 false false 3 false true -111776000 -111776 false false 4 false true 470002000 470002 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 33 Effect of translation on cash 3 us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 12107000 12107 false false 2 false true -38668000 -38668 false false 3 false true 17630000 17630 false false 4 false true -30700000 -30700 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 34 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease us-gaap true na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -10130000 -10130 false false 2 false true -98600000 -98600 false false 3 false true -93518000 -93518 false false 4 false true 695601000 695601 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 35 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 3 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false true false false 1 false true 1537658000 1537658 false false 2 false true 1534117000 1534117 false false 3 false true 1621046000 1621046 false false 4 false true 739916000 739916 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 36 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 3 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false true false 1 true true 1527528000 1527528 false false 2 true true 1435517000 1435517 false false 3 true true 1527528000 1527528 false false 4 true true 1435517000 1435517 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 1 Amounts have been retrospectively revised as a result of the adoption, effective January 1, 2009, of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. false 4 32 false Thousands UnKnown UnKnown false true