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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Supplemental Financial Information - Balance Sheet Accounts |
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Inventories include the following: |  |  |
Raw materials and work in process | $ | 105,917 |  |  | $ | 88,395 |
Finished goods | 481,604 |  |  | 473,360 |
| $ | 587,521 |  |  | $ | 561,755 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net includes the following: |  |  |
Land | $ | 27,049 |  |  | $ | 27,465 |
Buildings | 275,266 |  |  | 274,452 |
Machinery and equipment | 764,657 |  |  | 728,299 |
Software | 331,251 |  |  | 316,374 |
Tools, dies, and molds | 840,586 |  |  | 782,507 |
Capital leases | 23,970 |  |  | 23,970 |
Leasehold improvements | 245,082 |  |  | 242,177 |
| 2,507,861 |  |  | 2,395,244 |
Less: accumulated depreciation | (1,766,714 | ) |  | (1,657,375 | )
| $ | 741,147 |  |  | $ | 737,869 |
Other noncurrent assets include the following: |  |  |
Nonamortizable identifiable intangibles | $ | 488,144 |  |  | $ | 498,517 |
Deferred income taxes | 317,391 |  |  | 385,434 |
Identifiable intangibles (net of amortization of $131.5 million and $103.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively) | 212,161 |  |  | 240,227 |
Other | 212,463 |  |  | 280,080 |
| $ | 1,230,159 |  |  | $ | 1,404,258 |
Accrued liabilities include the following: |  |  |
Royalties | $ | 122,153 |  |  | $ | 112,823 |
Advertising and promotion | 75,991 |  |  | 88,132 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 66,848 |  |  | 53,182 |
Incentive compensation | 52,721 |  |  | 25,601 |
Other | 340,512 |  |  | 360,106 |
| $ | 658,225 |  |  | $ | 639,844 |
Other noncurrent liabilities include the following: |  |  |
Benefit plan liabilities | $ | 195,916 |  |  | $ | 229,963 |
Noncurrent tax liabilities | 108,808 |  |  | 171,181 |
Other | 169,139 |  |  | 182,882 |
| $ | 473,863 |  |  | $ | 584,026 |
Supplemental Financial Information - Income Statement Accounts |
| For the Year
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Currency transaction (losses) gains included in: |  |  |  |  |
Operating income | $ | (25,715 | ) |  | $ | 44,060 |  |  | $ | 38,842 |
Other non-operating income (expense), net | (8,291 | ) |  | 2,827 |  |  | (1,270 | )
Net transaction (losses) gains | $ | (34,006 | ) |  | $ | 46,887 |  |  | $ | 37,572 |
Other selling and administrative expenses include the following: |  |  |  |  |
Design and development | $ | 217,816 |  |  | $ | 209,467 |  |  | $ | 201,942 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization | 27,923 |  |  | 36,704 |  |  | 12,575 |
Bad debt expense | 5,813 |  |  | 11,507 |  |  | 4,471 |

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