Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 consists of the following:



	2012			2011			2010
Current
Federal	$	134,276		$	113,937		$	88,302
State	22,072			19,416			13,482
International	52,708			88,509			80,461
	209,056			221,862			182,245
Deferred
Federal	9,690			25,729			12,143
State	2,572			3,328			4,153
International	(17,676		)	(40,434		)	837
	(5,414		)	(11,377		)	17,133
	$	203,642		$	210,485		$	199,378

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The principal causes of the difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% and effective income tax rates for the years ended December 31 are as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
United States	$	441,526		$	405,508		$	313,127
International	268,833			404,293			365,876
Income before income taxes	$	710,359		$	809,801		$	679,003

Provision at statutory tax rate	$	248,626		$	283,430		$	237,651
State taxes, net of federal benefit	16,019			14,784			11,463
International effective tax rate differential	(43,008		)	(48,785		)	(61,868		)
Change in valuation allowance	(6,266		)	(49,826		)	11,945
Other non-deductible expenses	2,764			4,744			4,040
Changes in tax accruals	(10,613		)	12,437			(2,145		)
Other	(3,880		)	(6,299		)	(1,708		)
Provision for income taxes	$	203,642		$	210,485		$	199,378

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31 is as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	63,498		$	66,110		$	68,833
Additions based on tax positions taken during a prior period	448			10,850			14,067
Reductions based on tax positions taken during a prior period	(11,824		)	(2,389		)	(20,273		)
Additions based on tax positions taken during the current period	8,014			7,602			5,835
Reductions related to settlement of tax matters	(8,288		)	(12,879		)	(65		)
Reductions related to a lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(4,868		)	(5,796		)	(2,287		)
Balance at end of year	$	46,980		$	63,498		$	66,110

Summary of Open Tax Years by Major Jurisdiction [Table Text Block]

In many cases the company's uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by tax authorities. The following describes the open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction, as of December 31, 2012:



United States - Federal		2010 - present
United States - States		2005 - present
Germany (a)		2010 - present
Hong Kong		2006 - present
Italy (a)		2008 - present
Sweden		2006 - present
United Kingdom		2010 - present

(a) Includes federal as well as local jurisdictions.

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The significant components of the company's deferred tax assets and liabilities, included primarily in "Other current assets," "Other assets," "Accrued expenses," and "Other liabilities" in the company's consolidated balance sheets, consist of the following at December 31:



	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	95,960		$	79,317
Inventory adjustments	45,201			39,595
Allowance for doubtful accounts	17,008			14,401
Accrued expenses	56,222			61,589
Interest carryforward	46,876			52,606
Stock-based compensation awards	14,266			12,330
Other comprehensive income items	15,055			12,475
Other	3,381			—
	293,969			272,313
Valuation allowance	(24,409		)	(30,675		)
Total deferred tax assets	$	269,560		$	241,638

Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill	$	(31,107	)	$	(9,060	)
Depreciation	(61,896		)	(57,346		)
Intangible assets	(61,690		)	(60,100		)
Other	—			(1,916		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(154,693	)	$	(128,422	)
Total net deferred tax assets	$	114,867		$	113,216