CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 570,592	$ 389,677
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(74,523)	(66,589)
Origination of finance receivables	(1,904,577)	(1,653,232)
Collections on finance receivables	1,518,186	1,422,688
Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities	0	4,998
Sales and redemptions of marketable securities	41,010	6,003
Other	145	6,667
Net cash used by investing activities	(419,759)	(289,461)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of Unsecured Debt	(303,000)	0
Repayments of Medium-term Notes	7,220	27,858
Proceeds from Securitization Debt	847,126	647,516
Repayments of Securitization Debt	393,655	423,455
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Credit Facility and Other Unsecured Debt	(48,134)	230,761
Borrowings of asset-backed commercial paper	36,800	47,061
Repayments of asset-backed commercial paper	(37,317)	(37,642)
Net change in restricted cash	(9,874)	(23,996)
Dividends paid	(120,631)	(94,213)
Purchase of common stock for treasury	(223,736)	(208,699)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payments	8,652	16,338
Issuance of common stock under employee stock option plans	27,907	24,677
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities	(223,082)	150,490
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	4,983	(18,154)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(67,266)	232,552
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period	1,066,612	1,068,138
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(67,266)	232,552
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period	$ 999,346	$ 1,300,690