Finance Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Finance Assets (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2011
	North America		International		Total
Sales-type lease receivables
Gross finance receivables	$	1,727,653	$	460,101	$	2,187,754
Unguaranteed residual values		185,450		20,443		205,893
Unearned income		(348,286)		(102,618)		(450,904)
Allowance for credit losses		(28,661)		(12,039)		(40,700)
Net investment in sales-type lease receivables		1,536,156		365,887		1,902,043
Loan receivables
Loan receivables		436,631		40,937		477,568
Allowance for credit losses		(20,272)		(2,458)		(22,730)
Net investment in loan receivables		416,359		38,479		454,838
Net investment in finance receivables	$	1,952,515	$	404,366	$	2,356,881

	December 31, 2010
	North America		International		Total
Sales-type lease receivables
Gross finance receivables	$	1,940,833	$	474,895	$	2,415,728
Unguaranteed residual values		235,392		20,333		255,725
Unearned income		(415,891)		(107,592)		(523,483)
Allowance for credit losses		(27,792)		(13,318)		(41,110)
Net investment in sales-type lease receivables		1,732,542		374,318		2,106,860
Loan Receivables
Loan receivables		453,362		34,193		487,555
Allowance for credit losses		(26,208)		(2,112)		(28,320)
Net investment in loan receivables		427,154		32,081		459,235
Net investment in finance receivables	$	2,159,696	$	406,399	$	2,566,095

	December 31, 2010
	U.S		International		Total
Sales-type lease receivables
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Schedule of Financing Receivables, Minimum Payments [Table Text Block]

	Sales-type Lease Receivables						Loan Receivables
	North America		International		Total		North America		International		Total
2012	$	737,813	$	118,938	$	856,751	$	436,631	$	40,937	$	477,568
2013		492,477		105,440		597,917		-		-		-
2014		299,965		92,832		392,797		-		-		-
2015		151,598		73,762		225,360		-		-		-
2016		44,487		60,666		105,153		-		-		-
Thereafter		1,313		8,463		9,776		-		-		-
Total	$	1,727,653	$	460,101	$	2,187,754	$	436,631	$	40,937	$	477,568

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Allowance for Credit Losses
	Sales-type Lease Receivables				Loan Receivables
	North America		International		North America		International		Total
Balance January 1, 2009	$	31,182	$	12,232	$	25,759	$	2,617	$	71,790
Amounts charged to expense		19,067		8,674		32,007		2,007		61,755
Accounts written off		(19,244)		(7,829)		(31,927)		(2,387)		(61,387)
Balance December 31, 2009		31,005		13,077		25,839		2,237		72,158
Amounts charged to expense		13,211		6,719		20,046		2,024		42,000
Accounts written off		(16,424)		(6,478)		(19,677)		(2,149)		(44,728)
Balance December 31, 2010		27,792		13,318		26,208		2,112		69,430
Amounts charged to expense		13,726		5,087		7,631		1,610		28,054
Accounts written off		(12,857)		(6,366)		(13,567)		(1,264)		(34,054)
Balance December 31, 2011	$	28,661	$	12,039	$	20,272	$	2,458	$	63,430

Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Sales-type Lease Receivables				Loan Receivables
	North America		International		North America		International		Total
December 31, 2011
< 31 days past due	$	1,641,706	$	434,811	$	414,434	$	38,841	$	2,529,792
> 30 days and < 61 days		41,018		10,152		12,399		1,066		64,635
> 60 days and < 91 days		24,309		5,666		4,362		425		34,762
> 90 days and < 121 days		4,912		3,207		2,328		186		10,633
> 120 days		15,708		6,265		3,108		419		25,500
TOTAL	$	1,727,653	$	460,101	$	436,631	$	40,937	$	2,665,322
Past due amounts > 90 days
Still accruing interest	$	4,912	$	3,207	$	-	$	-	$	8,119
Not accruing interest		15,708		6,265		5,436		605		28,014
TOTAL	$	20,620	$	9,472	$	5,436	$	605	$	36,133
December 31, 2010
< 31 days past due	$	1,831,655	$	447,459	$	430,042	$	32,389	$	2,741,545
> 30 days and < 61 days		45,234		10,018		12,081		1,149		68,482
> 60 days and < 91 days		29,380		4,743		4,711		325		39,159
> 90 days and < 121 days		8,654		3,985		2,712		192		15,543
> 120 days		25,910		8,690		3,816		138		38,554
TOTAL	$	1,940,833	$	474,895	$	453,362	$	34,193	$	2,903,283
Past due amounts > 90 days
Still accruing interest	$	8,654	$	3,985	$	-	$	-	$	12,639
Not accruing interest		25,910		8,690		6,528		330		41,458
TOTAL	$	34,564	$	12,675	$	6,528	$	330	$	54,097

Schedule of Components of Leveraged Lease Investments [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Rental receivables	$	810,306	$	1,802,107
Unguaranteed residual values		13,784		14,141
Principal and interest on non-recourse loans		(606,708)		(1,373,651)
Unearned income		(79,111)		(191,591)
Investment in leveraged leases		138,271		251,006
Less: deferred taxes related to leveraged leases		(101,255)		(192,128)
Net investment in leveraged leases	$	37,016	$	58,878
The following is a summary of the components of income from leveraged leases:
	December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Pre-tax leveraged lease income	$	6,090	$	8,334	$	918
Income tax effect		(381)		(863)		6,676
Income from leveraged leases	$	5,709	$	7,471	$	7,594

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]

		December 31, 2011
		2011		2010
Sales-type lease receivables
	Risk Level
	Low	$	1,096,676	$	1,191,682
	Medium		473,394		512,419
	High		58,177		60,755
	Not Scored		99,406		175,977
	Total	$	1,727,653	$	1,940,833
Loan receivables
	Risk Level
	Low	$	269,547	$	274,156
	Medium		115,490		155,615
	High		21,081		21,768
	Not Scored		30,513		1,823
	Total	$	436,631	$	453,362