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Segment Information- Reporting Information by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spin-off costs incurred to date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,093 |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,209,128 | 2,252,349 | 2,228,763 | 2,039,573 | 2,013,831 | 2,097,605 | 2,038,289 | 1,954,614 | 8,729,813 | 8,104,339 | 7,369,154
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120,742 | 121,141 | 115,525
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,237,412 | 1,137,571 | 1,010,262
Provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271,607 | 304,452 | 237,076
Earnings from continuing operations | 210,812 | 263,652 | 294,352 | 196,989 | 208,224 | 233,330 | 205,156 | 186,409 | 965,805 | 833,119 | 773,186
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.10% | 10.30% | 10.50%
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421,616 | 357,585 | 290,477
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,833 | 297,012 | 262,676
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 10,517,450 |  |  |  | 10,046,398 |  |  |  | 10,517,450 | 10,046,398 | 9,013,692
Assets of discontinued operations | 320,722 |  |  |  | 397,545 |  |  |  | 320,722 | 397,545 | 486,860
Total assets | 10,838,172 |  |  |  | 10,443,943 |  |  |  | 10,838,172 | 10,443,943 | 9,500,552
Note receivable from buyer | 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |
Energy Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,296,454 | 2,172,604 | 1,900,749
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 552,800 | 538,650 | 450,637
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating margins (pre-tax) (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.10% | 24.80% | 23.70%
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,344 | 95,077 | 77,819
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,954 | 70,334 | 74,953
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 2,139,491 |  |  |  | 2,020,349 |  |  |  | 2,139,491 | 2,020,349 | 1,699,395
Engineered Systems Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,796,709 | 3,419,544 | 3,100,735
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 575,898 | 501,952 | 445,186
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating margins (pre-tax) (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.20% | 14.70% | 14.40%
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,154 | 93,621 | 74,776
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,037 | 66,028 | 58,610
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 3,518,038 |  |  |  | 3,378,005 |  |  |  | 3,518,038 | 3,378,005 | 2,247,532
Printing and Identification Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,021,775 | 996,531 | 1,008,236
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,618 | 135,159 | 141,561
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating margins (pre-tax) (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.90% | 13.60% | 14.00%
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,782 | 33,602 | 33,482
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,964 | 6,255 | 10,391
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 1,271,507 |  |  |  | 1,301,521 |  |  |  | 1,271,507 | 1,301,521 | 1,310,272
Communication Technologies Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,616,267 | 1,516,585 | 1,360,077
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237,699 | 218,960 | 226,382
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating margins (pre-tax) (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.70% | 14.40% | 16.60%
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148,475 | 132,619 | 101,839
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,124 | 152,245 | 111,402
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 2,655,430 |  |  |  | 2,538,644 |  |  |  | 2,655,430 | 2,538,644 | 2,471,918
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,861 | 2,666 | 2,561
Capital Expenditures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,754 | 2,150 | 7,320
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets of continuing operations | 932,984 |  |  |  | 807,879 |  |  |  | 932,984 | 807,879 | 1,284,575
Intersegment Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation from Segment Totals to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,392) | (925) | (643)
Total segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,519,015 | 1,394,721 | 1,263,766
Operating Margins [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating margins (pre-tax) (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.40% | 17.20% | 17.10%
Corporate expense / other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160,861 | 136,009 | 137,979
U.S. Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent pension asset | $ 75,591 |  |  |  | $ (49,257) |  |  |  | $ 75,591 | $ (49,257) |

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