Debt and Credit Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

The following table illustrates the amounts outstanding on credit facilities and commercial paper programs, and available credit at December 31, 2012. These credit facilities and programs are described in more detail below the table.

Summary of Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Programs at December 31, 2012

(In thousands)	Facility Limit		Outstanding Balance		Available Credit
U.S. commercial paper program	$	550,000	$	39,497	$	510,503
Euro commercial paper program	263,900		—		263,900
Multi-year revolving credit facility (a)	525,000		50,000		475,000
Totals	$	1,338,900	$	89,497	$	1,249,403	(b)

(a) U.S.-based program.

(b) Although the Company has significant available credit, in practice, the Company limits aggregate commercial paper and credit facility borrowings at any one-time to a maximum of $525 million (the amount of the back-up facility).

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	Long-Term Debt
(In thousands)	December 31 2012			December 31 2011
5.75% notes due May 15, 2018	$	447,931		$	447,613
5.125% notes due September 15, 2013	149,875			149,705
2.7% notes due October 15, 2015	249,022			248,681
Other financing payable in varying amounts due principally through 2018 with a weighted-average interest rate of 2.7% and 9.4% at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	113,878			11,359
	960,706			857,358
Less: current maturities	(3,278		)	(3,558		)
Total Long-term Debt	$	957,428		$	853,800

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

The maturities of long-term debt for the four years following December 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In thousands)
2014	$	14,770
2015	252,312
2016	1,357
2017	240,683