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Shareholders' Equity Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Changes in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Share-Repurchase Programs [Table Text Block] | The following table shows the company's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved share-repurchase programs as of March 31, 2018:
Month of Board Approval |  | Dollar Value Approved for Repurchase |  | Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased |  | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program
December 2016 |  | $ | 400,000 |  |  | $ | 81,361 |  |  | $ | 318,639 |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), excluding noncontrolling interests:
|  | Quarter Ended
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | April 1, 2017
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other: |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (a) |  | $ | 46,400 |  |  | $ | 37,581 |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | (1,178 | ) |  | (1,335 | )
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, Net: |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | 1,728 |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges, Net: |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | — |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | 228 |  |  | 97 |
Employee Benefit Plan Items, Net: |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Amounts reclassified into income |  | 282 |  |  | 401 |
Other: |  |  |  |
Reclassification to Retained Earnings (b) |  | (22,354 | ) |  | — |
Net change in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 23,378 |  |  | $ | 38,477 |
(a) | Includes intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature of $11,924 and $7,290 for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(b) | Amounts relate to unrealized gains and losses on investments and stranded tax effects reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in accordance with ASU No. 2018-02 and ASU No. 2016-01 (Note B).

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