1.0.0.3 false CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands false 1 $ false false u000 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 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 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 u002 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 3 Cash flows from operating activities: 1 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 No definition available. false 4 Net income 2 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 475519000 475519 false false 2 true true 580703000 580703 false false 3 true true 488181000 488181 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 5 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 1 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 No definition available. false 6 Depreciation 2 us-gaap_Depreciation us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 114683000 114683 false false 2 false true 98728000 98728 false false 3 false true 81458000 81458 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 7 Amortization 2 us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 41904000 41904 false false 2 false true 33351000 33351 false false 3 false true 28316000 28316 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 8 Non-cash charge for pension plan termination 2 cam_NonCashChargeForPensionPlanTermination cam false na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 26196000 26196 false false 3 false true 35725000 35725 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 9 Non-cash stock compensation expense 2 us-gaap_NoncashMergerRelatedCosts us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 27701000 27701 false false 2 false true 35627000 35627 false false 3 false true 31383000 31383 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 10 Tax benefit of employee stock compensation plan transactions and deferred income taxes 2 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -35765000 -35765 false false 2 false true 1941000 1941 false false 3 false true 35602000 35602 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 11 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of translation, acquisitions and non-cash items: 1 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 No definition available. false 12 Receivables 2 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 165162000 165162 false false 2 false true -157899000 -157899 false false 3 false true -69223000 -69223 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 13 Inventories 2 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -220941000 -220941 false false 2 false true -9325000 -9325 false false 3 false true -355215000 -355215 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 14 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 139835000 139835 false false 2 false true 278973000 278973 false false 3 false true 219503000 219503 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 15 Other assets and liabilities, net 2 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -94638000 -94638 false false 2 false true 99282000 99282 false false 3 false true -44010000 -44010 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 Net cash provided by operating activities 1 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities us-gaap true na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 613460000 613460 false false 2 false true 987577000 987577 false false 3 false true 451720000 451720 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 17 Cash flows from investing activities: 1 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 No definition available. false 18 Capital expenditures 2 us-gaap_PaymentsForCapitalImprovements us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -240921000 -240921 false false 2 false true -272248000 -272248 false false 3 false true -245589000 -245589 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 19 Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (see Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) 2 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 11203000 11203 false false 2 false true -191681000 -191681 false false 3 false true -76386000 -76386 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 20 Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment 2 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 4035000 4035 false false 2 false true 3903000 3903 false false 3 false true 9056000 9056 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 21 Net cash used for investing activities 2 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -225683000 -225683 false false 2 false true -460026000 -460026 false false 3 false true -312919000 -312919 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 22 Cash flows from financing activities: 1 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 No definition available. false 23 Short-term loan borrowings (repayments), net 2 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -18908000 -18908 false false 2 false true 31859000 31859 false false 3 false true -200707000 -200707 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 24 Redemption of convertible debt securities 2 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 -106891000 -106891 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 25 Issuance of long-term senior notes 2 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 747922000 747922 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 26 Debt issuance costs 2 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 -5550000 -5550 false false 3 false true 0 0 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 27 Purchase of treasury stock 2 us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -29175000 -29175 false false 2 false true -279393000 -279393 false false 3 false true -321913000 -321913 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 28 Proceeds from stock option exercises 2 us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 10193000 10193 false false 2 false true 17628000 17628 false false 3 false true 52784000 52784 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 29 Excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation plans transactions 2 us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 6446000 6446 false false 2 false true 16986000 16986 false false 3 false true 28034000 28034 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 30 Principal payments on capital leases 2 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -6737000 -6737 false false 2 false true -7434000 -7434 false false 3 false true -5312000 -5312 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 31 Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 2 us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -169290000 -169290 false false 2 false true 415127000 415127 false false 3 false true -447114000 -447114 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 32 Effect of translation on cash 1 us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 21455000 21455 false false 2 false true -61548000 -61548 false false 3 false true 14692000 14692 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 33 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease us-gaap true na duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 239942000 239942 false false 2 false true 881130000 881130 false false 3 false true -293621000 -293621 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 34 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false true false false 1 false true 1621046000 1621046 false false 2 false true 739916000 739916 false false 3 false true 1033537000 1033537 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 35 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue us-gaap true debit instant monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false true false 1 true true 1860988000 1860988 false false 2 true true 1621046000 1621046 false false 3 true true 739916000 739916 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 3 33 false Thousands UnKnown UnKnown false true