Restructuring And Other Related Charges (Restructuring And Other Related Charges Recognized In Statements Of Earnings) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Cost of sales	$ 7,913,876,000	$ 6,145,509,000	$ 5,446,584,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,607,692,000	3,603,658,000	3,115,265,000
Restructuring charges, cost incurred	179,300,000		238,500,000
Restructuring [Member]
Cost of sales	67,900,000		116,700,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	111,400,000		113,000,000
Attributable to discontinued operations			$ 8,800,000

Overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, before income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the following (before income tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Discloses the amount charged against the accrued restructuring reserves, or earnings if not previously accrued, during the period for the specified type of restructuring cost.

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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