Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 898,790,000	$ (29,102,000)	$ 621,085,000
Net loss from discontinued operations	0	(192,497,000)	(25,390,000)
Net income from continuing operations	898,790,000	163,395,000	646,475,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	290,971,000	272,842,000	257,263,000
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(7,076,000)	(677,000)	(4,920,000)
Deferred income taxes	31,676,000	(27,722,000)	(55,939,000)
Share-based compensation	25,597,000	22,621,000	28,703,000
Loss on software disposal	61,063,000	0	0
Realized currency and other divestiture losses	0	11,356,000	34,701,000
Gain on equity investments	(10,229,000)	0	(38,663,000)
Goodwill impairment charge	0	506,721,000	0
Other operating activities	(21,183,000)	12,569,000	(17,589,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable, net	(258,994,000)	957,514,000	(134,163,000)
Merchandise inventories, net	(329,237,000)	58,462,000	(54,765,000)
Trade accounts payable	777,318,000	89,350,000	82,739,000
Other short-term assets and liabilities	(148,089,000)	(109,812,000)	11,740,000
Other long-term assets and liabilities	(52,322,000)	57,903,000	76,937,000
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	1,258,285,000	2,014,522,000	832,519,000
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(266,136,000)	(153,502,000)	(277,873,000)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	26,549,000	18,064,000	24,387,000
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses	17,738,000	387,379,000	434,609,000
Acquisitions of businesses and other investing activities	(284,315,000)	(69,173,000)	(724,718,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities from continuing operations	(506,164,000)	182,768,000	(543,595,000)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from debt	892,694,000	2,638,014,000	5,037,168,000
Payments on debt	(1,053,423,000)	(3,533,017,000)	(4,897,769,000)
Share-based awards exercised	(22,346,000)	(4,120,000)	(11,413,000)
Dividends paid	(465,649,000)	(453,277,000)	(438,890,000)
Purchase of stock	(333,599,000)	(96,215,000)	(74,187,000)
Other financing activities	(7,209,000)	(65,150,000)	(871,000)
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations	(989,532,000)	(1,513,765,000)	(385,962,000)
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Net cash flows provided by operating activities from discontinued operations	0	5,039,000	59,491,000
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations	0	(11,131,000)	(19,611,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations	0	(6,092,000)	39,880,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(38,054,000)	35,741,000	603,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(275,465,000)	713,174,000	(56,555,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	990,166,000	276,992,000	333,547,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	714,701,000	990,166,000	276,992,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Income taxes	305,326,000	223,019,000	303,736,000
Interest	$ 65,732,000	$ 91,344,000	$ 95,281,000