Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 337,039	$ 584,088	$ 208,452	$ 188,305
Accounts receivable, net	297,976	286,226
Inventories, net	323,347	298,775
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,712	33,405
Prepaid taxes	27,160	28,846
Deferred tax assets	46,882	41,014
Assets held for sale	7,963	7,902
Total current assets	1,069,079	1,280,256
Property, plant and equipment, net	297,945	251,912	287,705
Goodwill	1,249,456	1,438,542	1,442,411
Intangibles assets, net	1,058,792	879,787
Investments in affiliates	2,066	2,008
Deferred tax assets	296	278
Other assets	61,863	71,320
Total assets	3,739,497	3,924,103	3,643,155
Current liabilities
Current borrowings	4,700	4,986
Accounts payable	75,165	67,092
Accrued expenses	65,064	74,207
Current portion of contingent consideration	23,693	3,953
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities	74,586	64,386
Derivative liabilities	598	633
Accrued interest	9,418	10,960
Income taxes payable	15,573	21,084
Current liability for uncertain tax positions	4,684	22,656
Deferred tax liabilities	924	1,050
Total current liabilities	274,405	271,007
Long-term borrowings	965,280	954,809
Deferred tax liabilities	419,266	420,833
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities	170,946	194,984
Noncurrent liability for uncertain tax positions	68,292	61,688
Other liabilities	59,771	37,999
Total liabilities	1,957,960	1,941,320
Total common shareholders' equity	1,778,950	1,980,588
Noncontrolling interest	2,587	2,195
Total equity	1,781,537	1,982,783	1,787,278	1,585,074
Total liabilities and equity	3,739,497	3,924,103
Parent Company
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	70,860	114,531	22,632	31,777
Accounts receivable, net	2,147	269
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,769	7,203
Prepaid taxes	11,079	24,006
Deferred tax assets	13,987	8,659
Total current assets	105,842	154,668
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,258	8,208
Investments in affiliates	5,226,567	5,244,275
Deferred tax assets	59,644	65,400
Other assets	33,937	42,183
Total assets	5,433,248	5,514,734
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	80,495	101,907
Accrued expenses	11,338	23,208
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities	24,633	24,031
Derivative liabilities	598	633
Accrued interest	9,413	10,948
Total current liabilities	126,477	160,727
Long-term borrowings	965,280	954,809
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities	114,257	145,533
Noncurrent liability for uncertain tax positions	13,131	12,678
Other liabilities	2,435,153	2,260,399
Total liabilities	3,654,298	3,534,146
Total common shareholders' equity	1,778,950	1,980,588
Total equity	1,778,950	1,980,588
Total liabilities and equity	5,433,248	5,514,734
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,989
Accounts receivable, net	774,280	304,813
Inventories, net	202,748	201,147
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,294	3,675
Deferred tax assets	27,130	26,886
Assets held for sale	2,738	2,738
Total current assets	1,014,179	539,259
Property, plant and equipment, net	168,451	149,300
Goodwill	702,947	1,001,353
Intangibles assets, net	782,631	711,962
Investments in affiliates	1,281,201	922,208
Other assets	2,707,264	2,534,124
Total assets	6,656,673	5,858,206
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	873,754	387,612
Accrued expenses	20,471	21,454
Current portion of contingent consideration	21,115	3,953
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities	19,799	13,867
Current liability for uncertain tax positions	427
Deferred tax liabilities	704
Total current liabilities	936,270	426,886
Deferred tax liabilities	427,146	433,078
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities	37,269	34,034
Noncurrent liability for uncertain tax positions	28,440	18,437
Other liabilities	35,543	5,583
Total liabilities	1,464,668	918,018
Total common shareholders' equity	5,192,005	4,940,188
Total equity	5,192,005	4,940,188
Total liabilities and equity	6,656,673	5,858,206
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	264,190	469,557	185,820	156,528
Accounts receivable, net	511,609	464,834
Inventories, net	136,492	107,188
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	15,649	22,527
Prepaid taxes	19,217	4,869
Deferred tax assets	6,810	5,883
Assets held for sale	5,225	5,164
Total current assets	959,192	1,080,022
Property, plant and equipment, net	122,236	94,404
Goodwill	546,509	437,189
Intangibles assets, net	276,161	167,825
Investments in affiliates	21,379	20,327
Deferred tax assets	3,197	2,387
Other assets	720,184	164,662
Total assets	2,648,858	1,966,816
Current liabilities
Current borrowings	4,700	4,986
Accounts payable	114,140	64,694
Accrued expenses	33,255	29,545
Current portion of contingent consideration	2,578
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities	30,154	26,488
Accrued interest	5	12
Income taxes payable	18,709	21,113
Current liability for uncertain tax positions	4,257	22,656
Deferred tax liabilities	1,265	1,465
Total current liabilities	209,063	170,959
Deferred tax liabilities	54,664	55,264
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities	19,420	15,417
Noncurrent liability for uncertain tax positions	26,721	30,573
Other liabilities	991,327	443,875
Total liabilities	1,301,195	716,088
Total common shareholders' equity	1,345,076	1,248,533
Noncontrolling interest	2,587	2,195
Total equity	1,347,663	1,250,728
Total liabilities and equity	2,648,858	1,966,816
Eliminations
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net	(990,060)	(483,690)
Inventories, net	(15,893)	(9,560)
Prepaid taxes	(3,136)	(29)
Deferred tax assets	(1,045)	(414)
Total current assets	(1,010,134)	(493,693)
Investments in affiliates	(6,527,081)	(6,184,802)
Deferred tax assets	(62,545)	(67,509)
Other assets	(3,399,522)	(2,669,649)
Total assets	(10,999,282)	(9,415,653)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	(993,224)	(487,121)
Income taxes payable	(3,136)	(29)
Deferred tax liabilities	(1,045)	(415)
Total current liabilities	(997,405)	(487,565)
Deferred tax liabilities	(62,544)	(67,509)
Other liabilities	(3,402,252)	(2,671,858)
Total liabilities	(4,462,201)	(3,226,932)
Total common shareholders' equity	(6,537,081)	(6,188,721)
Total equity	(6,537,081)	(6,188,721)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (10,999,282)	$ (9,415,653)