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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Supplemental Financial Information - Balance Sheet Accounts |
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| (In thousands)
Inventories include the following: |  |  |
Raw materials and work in process | $ | 103,123 |  |  | $ | 115,966 |
Finished goods | 392,381 |  |  | 426,923 |
| $ | 495,504 |  |  | $ | 542,889 |
Other noncurrent assets include the following: |  |  |
Identifiable intangibles (net of accumulated amortization of $248.0 million and $207.9 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively) | $ | 553,114 |  |  | $ | 587,528 |
Deferred income taxes | 67,900 |  |  | 49,937 |
Other | 212,198 |  |  | 209,541 |
| $ | 833,212 |  |  | $ | 847,006 |
Accrued liabilities include the following: |  |  |
Incentive compensation | $ | 122,923 |  |  | $ | 87,086 |
Royalties | 94,228 |  |  | 98,011 |
Advertising and promotion | 93,804 |  |  | 86,935 |
Lease liability | 74,065 |  |  | — |
Other | 384,493 |  |  | 422,239 |
| $ | 769,513 |  |  | $ | 694,271 |
Other noncurrent liabilities include the following: |  |  |
Benefit plan liabilities | 212,280 |  |  | 186,380 |
Noncurrent tax liabilities | 125,515 |  |  | 150,960 |
Other | 101,206 |  |  | 132,329 |
| $ | 439,001 |  |  | $ | 469,669 |
Schedule of Supplemental Financial Information - Income Statement Accounts |
| For the Year Ended
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| (In thousands)
Currency transaction losses included in: |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | (5,061 | ) |  | $ | (29,678 | )
Other non-operating expense, net | (527 | ) |  | (3,328 | ) |  | (6,525 | )
Net transaction losses | $ | (363 | ) |  | $ | (8,389 | ) |  | $ | (36,203 | )
Other selling and administrative expenses include the following: |  |  |  |  |
Design and development | $ | 197,226 |  |  | $ | 205,368 |  |  | $ | 225,245 |
Identifiable intangible asset amortization | $ | 40,112 |  |  | $ | 39,095 |  |  | $ | 23,273 |
Bad debt expense, net | $ | 967 |  |  | $ | 40,894 |  |  | $ | 17,568 |

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