Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

	2011		2010		2009
United States	$	78,224		39,332		(205,737	)
Foreign		121,650		153,316		128,024
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	199,874		192,648		(77,713	)

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	2011			2010			2009
Current income taxes:
U.S. federal	$	13,957			14,052			(78,051	)
State and local		5,118			1,514			1,139
Foreign		7,190			8,426			20,797
Total current		26,265			23,992			(56,115	)
Deferred income taxes:
U.S. federal		8,994			(8,578	)		18,082
State and local		(3,488	)		18,562			(6,931	)
Foreign		(10,122	)		(31,263	)		(31,730	)
Total deferred		(4,616	)		(21,279	)		(20,579	)
Total	$	21,649			2,713			(76,694	)

Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	2011			2010			2009
Income taxes at statutory rate	$	69,956			67,427			(27,200	)
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		2,821			2,358			(3,874	)
Foreign income taxes		(45,112	)		(21,389	)		(12,840	)
Change in valuation allowance		(2,052	)		(17,139	)		12,214
Notional interest		—			—			(55,956	)
Tax contingencies and audit settlements		(5,911	)		(3,447	)		9,634
Acquisition related tax contingencies		—			(30,162	)		—
Change in statutory tax rate		—			(49	)		101
Other, net		1,947			5,114			1,227
	$	21,649			2,713			(76,694	)

Deferred Tax Assets And Deferred Tax Liabilities

	2011			2010
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable	$	10,031			12,808
Inventories		39,227			46,981
Accrued expenses and other		90,171			89,549
Deductible state tax and interest benefit		17,224			15,441
Intangibles		136,891			164,945
Federal, foreign and state net operating losses and credits		273,509			201,337
Gross deferred tax assets		567,053			531,061
Valuation allowance		(334,215	)		(325,127	)
Net deferred tax assets		232,838			205,934
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventories		(5,270	)		(4,358	)
Plant and equipment		(294,960	)		(269,340	)
Intangibles		(137,888	)		(144,120	)
Other liabilities		(6,401	)		(5,338	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities		(444,519	)		(423,156	)
Net deferred tax liability (1)	$	(211,681	)		(217,222	)

(1) This amount includes $1,822 and $1,066 of non-current deferred tax assets which are in deferred income taxes and other non-current assets and $8,760 and $5,089 current deferred tax liabilities which are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	2011			2010
Balance as of January 1	$	49,943			105,779
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		306			4,028
Additions for tax positions of prior years		7,907			13,726
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(926	)		(9,273	)
Reductions resulting from the lapse of the statute of limitations		(1,391	)		(1,517	)
Settlements with taxing authorities		(9,752	)		(61,063	)
Effects of foreign currency translation		—			(1,737	)
Balance as of December 31	$	46,087			49,943