Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 642,570	$ 50,077	$ 52,665
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances of $33,097, $39,111 and $42,436, respectively	1,319,561	569,204	556,688
Inventories	1,379,971	449,863	459,916
Deferred taxes	131,531	60,899	61,411
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	266,813	107,792	147,568
Total current assets	3,740,446	1,237,835	1,278,248
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,156,327	387,525	394,922
Other assets
Goodwill	4,766,519	2,273,918	2,516,692
Intangibles, net	1,954,512	592,285	619,262
Other	354,531	94,750	73,319
Total other assets	7,075,562	2,960,953	3,209,273
Total assets	11,972,335	4,586,313	4,882,443
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	17	3,694	29,705
Current maturities of long-term debt	501,375	1,168	1,194
Accounts payable	602,707	294,858	281,448
Dividends payable	142,999
Employee compensation and benefits	304,029	109,361	117,538
Current pension and post-retirement benefits	14,790	9,052	8,733
Accrued product claims and warranties	64,498	42,630	43,920
Income taxes		14,547	26,283
Accrued rebates and sales incentives	153,645	37,009	45,231
Other current liabilities	347,889	129,522	163,550
Total current liabilities	2,131,949	641,841	717,602
Other liabilities
Long-term debt	1,495,369	1,304,225	1,317,454
Pension and other retirement compensation	382,181	248,615	190,221
Post-retirement medical and other benefits	28,963	31,774	26,933
Long-term income taxes	49,041	26,470	23,891
Deferred taxes	539,451	188,957	228,737
Other non-current liabilities	279,140	97,039	79,489
Total liabilities	4,906,094	2,538,921	2,584,327
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	100,000
Shareholders' equity
Common shares CHF 0.50 par value, 213,000,000, authorized and issued at September 29, 2012; 250,000,0000 shares authorized at December 31, 2011 and October 1, 2011; and 98,622,564 and 98,566,023 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and October 1, 2011, respectively	113,454	47,526	47,496
Treasury stock value	(119,405)
Capital contribution reserve	5,337,941	457,754	449,959
Retained earnings	1,676,199	1,579,290	1,733,281
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(160,134)	(151,241)	(48,039)
Noncontrolling interest	118,186	114,063	115,419
Total shareholders' equity	6,966,241	2,047,392	2,298,116
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 11,972,335	$ 4,586,313	$ 4,882,443