QUARTERLY DATA (unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
QUARTERLY DATA (unaudited)
Net sales	$ 1,535,200,000	$ 1,384,500,000	$ 1,410,200,000	$ 1,623,000,000	$ 1,651,100,000	$ 1,552,400,000	$ 1,659,900,000	$ 1,805,900,000	$ 5,952,943,000	$ 6,669,266,000		$ 6,818,721,000
Gross profit	658,500,000	617,000,000	604,400,000	805,700,000	853,400,000	800,200,000	913,600,000	1,007,100,000	2,685,600,000	3,574,300,000
Operating income	615,900,000	580,900,000	565,300,000	770,000,000	812,600,000	447,800,000	875,600,000	972,900,000	2,532,112,000	3,108,883,000		3,625,423,000
Net income	407,500,000	345,600,000	374,100,000	497,000,000	533,200,000	219,300,000	565,300,000	623,600,000	1,624,181,000	1,941,372,000		2,344,353,000
Net income attributable to SCC	406,200,000	344,200,000	372,700,000	495,400,000	531,800,000	217,900,000	563,500,000	621,400,000	1,618,517,000	1,934,632,000		2,336,424,000
Per share amounts attributable to SCC:
Net earnings basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.41	$ 0.44	$ 0.59	$ 0.63	$ 0.26	$ 0.66	$ 0.73	$ 1.92	$ 2.28	[1]	$ 2.73
Dividend per share	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.24	$ 2.75	$ 0.24	$ 0.53	$ 0.54	$ 0.68	$ 4.06		$ 2.43
Legal fees related to SCC shareholders derivative lawsuit						$ 316,200,000
Cash dividend								$ 0.19
Stock dividend								$ 0.35

[1] Number of shares and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted in the financial statements to reflect the effect of the 9.0 million shares paid as stock dividend on February 28, 2012.