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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, € in Millions, DKK in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 01, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2012
DKK
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 10, 2013
DKK
Net deferred tax liabilities   $ 2,851,800         $ 2,851,800 $ 3,106,700        
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, change in amount             $ 92,000          
Effective income tax rate       17.30% 25.20%   17.50% 14.40% 21.50%      
Statutory federal income tax rate       35.00%     35.00% 35.00% 35.00%      
Cash income tax payments       $ 142,300 $ 86,900   $ 767,000 $ 584,000 $ 569,000      
Tax deductions attributable to stock-based compensation             99,000 147,000 82,000      
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, financing activities             50,000 88,000 50,000      
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowances   306,500         306,500 215,000        
Gross unrecognized tax benefits   992,200 $ 728,500       992,200 990,200 728,500   $ 689,000  
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of offsetting indirect tax benefits               905,000        
Unrecognized tax benefits, indirect tax benefits               233,000        
Potential interest and penalties               148,000        
Recognized potential interest and penalties             47,000 39,000 44,000      
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate   933,000         933,000          
Cash and equivalents $ 803,900 963,700 3,005,600 $ 803,900 $ 664,300   963,700 $ 790,800 $ 3,005,600   $ 3,115,200  
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries   23,000,000         $ 23,000,000          
Effective income tax rate reconciliation,other reconciling items, percent       3.20%     (3.50%) (2.90%) 2.50%      
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, gain on sale of marketable equity securities, percent         4.90%              
International                        
Cash and equivalents   648,000         $ 648,000          
Entity | United States                        
Net deferred tax liabilities   2,500,000         2,500,000 $ 2,700,000        
Entity | International                        
Net deferred tax liabilities   374,000         374,000 367,000        
Foreign tax authority                        
Income tax holiday, aggregate dollar amount             $ 61,000 $ 33,000 $ 16,000      
Income tax holiday, income tax benefits per share | $ / shares             $ 0.09 $ 0.05 $ 0.02      
Foreign tax authority | Denmark, Kroner                        
Income tax examination, amount of tax assessments | DKK                       DKK 1,400
Income tax examination, amount of potential additional tax assessments | DKK                   DKK 814    
Income tax examination, amount of potential additional tax assessments including interest | DKK                   DKK 833    
Foreign tax authority | United States of America, dollars                        
Income tax examination, amount of tax assessments 203,000 195,000   $ 203,000     $ 195,000          
Income tax examination, amount of potential additional tax assessments $ 120,000 115,000                    
Tax adjustments, settlements, and unusual provisions     $ 60,000                  
Foreign tax authority | Euro                        
Tax adjustments, settlements, and unusual provisions | €           € 49            
Discontinued operations                        
Net deferred tax liabilities               $ 87,000        
Continuing operations                        
Net operating loss carryforwards   757,000         757,000          
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowances   240,000         240,000          
Gross unrecognized tax benefits   992,000         992,000          
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of offsetting indirect tax benefits   933,000         933,000          
Unrecognized tax benefits, indirect tax benefits   179,000         179,000          
Potential interest and penalties   120,000         120,000          
Estimated reduction in unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months   (250,000)         (250,000)          
Continuing operations | General business and foreign tax credit                        
Tax credit carryforwards   339,000         339,000          
Tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance   24,000         24,000          
Deferred tax asset, due to acquisitions                        
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, change in amount             21,000          
Deferred tax asset, other | Continuing operations                        
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowances   $ 42,000         $ 42,000