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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Major components of other accrued expenses [Table Text Block] | The following table details the major components of other accrued expenses:
| December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Warranty | $ | 44,228 |  |  | $ | 41,069 |
Unearned/deferred revenue | 30,817 |  |  | 39,941 |
Taxes other than income | 38,232 |  |  | 32,099 |
Accrued interest | 31,738 |  |  | 30,972 |
Accrued volume discounts | 20,576 |  |  | 24,114 |
Accrued commissions (non-employee) | 15,087 |  |  | 13,550 |
Restructuring and exit | 10,046 |  |  | 7,665 |
Legal and environmental | 1,623 |  |  | 1,873 |
Other (none of which are individually significant) | 68,564 |  |  | 64,349 |
| $ | 260,911 |  |  | $ | 255,632 |
Major components of other liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table details the major components of other liabilities (non-current):
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Deferred compensation | $ | 344,222 |  |  | $ | 442,728 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 85,358 |  |  | 149,791 |
Unearned/deferred revenue | 10,626 |  |  | 15,474 |
Legal and environmental | 29,614 |  |  | 28,160 |
Warranty | 3,237 |  |  | 2,690 |
Restructuring and exit | 356 |  |  | 96 |
Other, including net investment hedge | 40,673 |  |  | 38,594 |
| $ | 514,086 |  |  | $ | 677,533 |
Carrying amount of product warranties [Table Text Block] | Warranty Estimated warranty program claims are provided for at the time of sale. Amounts provided for are based on historical costs and adjusted for new claims. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties through December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
| 2013 |  | 2012
Beginning Balance, January 1 | $ | 43,759 |  |  | $ | 37,739 |
Provision for warranties | 57,458 |  |  | 48,626 |
Settlements made | (53,373 | ) |  | (48,086 | )
Other adjustments, including acquisitions and currency translation | (379 | ) |  | 5,480 |
Ending balance, December 31 | $ | 47,465 |  |  | $ | 43,759 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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