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Schedule of Revenue by Product Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	$ 2,465,800	$ 2,207,343	$ 7,267,054	$ 6,433,625
Aftermarket, other new and refurbished products
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	1,875,369	1,670,960	5,496,004	4,809,775
Recycled, remanufactured and related products and services
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	458,388	424,876	1,376,577	1,290,488
Other
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	$ 132,043	$ 111,507	$ 394,473	$ 333,362

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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