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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2010 JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2010 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($) InterestRateSwapContract Bonds | Dec. 31, 2009 JPY (¥) | Sep. 30, 2010 Interest Rate Swap Member JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Swap Due 2010 [Member] JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap Due 2014 [Member] JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2011 Euro [Member] InterestRateSwapContract | Dec. 31, 2011 British sterling pound [Member] InterestRateSwapContract | Dec. 31, 2011 Japanese yen [Member] InterestRateSwapContract
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate swap contracts |  |  |  |  | 39 | 39 |  |  |  | 33 | 3 | 3
Notional amount of cash flow hedge instruments |  |  | $ 1,300,000 | $ 155,000,000 | $ 157,700,000 |  | ¥ 13,000,000,000 | ¥ 4,300,000,000 | ¥ 10,000,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate swap settled | 13,000,000,000 | 10,000,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum length of time hedged in Cash Flow Hedge |  |  | less than 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap contract value outstanding |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate cap contract value outstanding |  |  | 25,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsettled derivative contract included in accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  | 28,500,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  | 51,700,000 | 43,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange and derivative gains (losses), net |  |  |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded for ineffectiveness |  |  | 1,800,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense reclassified |  |  | 8,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Combined notional amount of interest rate swap contracts |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of variable rate TMK Bonds |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate contracts entered into |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |

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