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Revenue Recognition Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 2,626,323 | $ 3,248,173 | $ 5,627,258 | $ 6,348,476 |
Deferred Service-Type Warranty Revenue | 25,439 |  | 25,439 |  | $ 27,067
Deferred Service-Type Revenue, Additions |  |  | 20,845 |  |
Deferred Service-Type Revenue Recognized |  |  | (22,473) |  |
Revenue, Variable Consideration Reserve | 72,000 |  | 72,000 |  | 108,000
Contract with Customer, Right to Recover Product | 58,000 |  | 58,000 |  | 52,000
Contract with Customer, Refund Liability | 104,000 |  | 104,000 |  | $ 97,000
North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,011,395 | 1,321,766 | 2,301,590 | 2,624,075 |
Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,211,185 | 1,516,240 | 2,574,779 | 2,961,781 |
Specialty [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 404,874 | 411,636 | 753,456 | 765,373 |
Parts and Services [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,503,158 | 3,086,697 | 5,315,875 | 6,035,792 |
Parts and Services [Domain] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 892,826 | 1,165,482 | 2,000,168 | 2,321,180 |
Parts and Services [Domain] | Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,206,330 | 1,510,952 | 2,564,299 | 2,951,793 |
Parts and Services [Domain] | Specialty [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 404,002 | 410,263 | 751,408 | 762,819 |
Other Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 123,165 | $ 161,476 | $ 311,383 | $ 312,684 |

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