Aggregate notional amount of derivative expressed in nonmonetary units. For example, the number of barrels specified in a fuel oil forward purchase contract.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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The minimum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions.

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Cap rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate cap or collar. If market rates exceed the cap rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the interest rate derivative, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended
Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Interest rate cap contracts USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest rate cap contracts USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Notes, Due 2020 [Member] Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Notes, Due 2022 [Member] Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Aluminum t	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Aluminum t	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Copper t	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Copper t	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Natural Gas MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Natural Gas MMBTU	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Steel T	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Steel T	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Canadian Dollar CAD	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Canadian Dollar CAD	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] European Euro EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] European Euro EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] South Korean Won KRW	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] South Korean Won KRW	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Singapore Dollar SGD	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Singapore Dollar SGD	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] United States Dollar USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] United States Dollar USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Chinese Renminbi CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Chinese Renminbi CNY	Mar. 31, 2014 Not designated as hedging instruments European Euro EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Not designated as hedging instruments European Euro EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Not designated as hedging instruments United States Dollar USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Not designated as hedging instruments United States Dollar USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Not designated as hedging instruments Chinese Renminbi CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 Not designated as hedging instruments Chinese Renminbi CNY	Mar. 31, 2014 Not designated as hedging instruments Australia, Dollars GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2013 Not designated as hedging instruments Australia, Dollars GBP (£)
Derivative financial instruments
Estimated amount of unrealized losses, net of tax, related to interest rate, commodity price and currency rate hedging that will be reclassified from other comprehensive income into earnings	$ 100,000
Hedge period, low end of the range (in months)	12 months
Hedge period, high end of the range (in months)	24 months
Commodity units hedged						2,257	1,622	783	382	144,390	214,277	8,649	11,503
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 75,000,000	$ 125,000,000									13,493,028	11,011,092	€ 117,357,704	€ 74,934,975	3,754,342,165	1,258,808,642	5,040,000	5,280,000	$ 1,580,001	$ 14,380,959	250,303,820	245,324,730	€ 17,894,548	€ 31,738,273	$ 18,143,188	$ 29,091,053	40,288,990	125,000,000	£ 18,200,000	£ 1,000,000
Cap on interest rate (as a percent)		3.00%
Description of variable interest rate		LIBOR