Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 923,676	$ 907,806
Short-term investments	35,348	31,128
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $13,651 and $13,149, respectively)	399,051	469,800
Finance receivables (net of allowance of $21,914 and $24,340, respectively)	1,018,242	1,102,921
Inventories	94,879	103,580
Current income taxes	29,815	28,934
Other current assets and prepayments	135,973	147,067
Assets held for sale	55,118	46,976
Total current assets	2,692,102	2,838,212
Property, plant and equipment, net	266,520	245,171
Rental property and equipment, net	206,394	226,146
Finance receivables (net of allowance of $9,323 and $12,609, respectively)	830,589	962,363
Investment in leveraged leases	32,465	34,410
Goodwill	1,694,987	1,734,871
Intangible assets, net	91,797	120,387
Non-current income taxes	65,092	73,751
Other assets	544,091	537,397
Total assets	6,424,037	6,772,708
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,428,690	1,644,582
Current income taxes	153,809	157,340
Current portion of long-term debt	274,879	0
Advance billings	399,016	425,833
Total current liabilities	2,256,394	2,227,755
Deferred taxes on income	57,830	39,701
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	148,119	190,645
Long-term debt	2,962,997	3,346,295
Other non-current liabilities	423,981	466,766
Total liabilities	5,849,321	6,271,162
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders’ equity in subsidiaries)	296,370	296,370
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10)
Stockholders’ equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	4
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	559	591
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	174,783	196,977
Retained earnings	4,872,875	4,715,564
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(614,741)	(574,556)
Treasury stock, at cost (122,349,213 and 121,255,390 shares, respectively)	(4,478,469)	(4,456,742)
Total stockholders’ equity	278,346	205,176
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,424,037	$ 6,772,708