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Other Payables And Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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Other Payables And Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Payroll and related expenses | $ 143,805,000 |  | $ 141,965,000 |
Provision for vacation pay | 43,401,000 |  | 44,876,000 |
Provision for income tax, net of advances | 26,858,000 |  | 12,292,000 |
Other income tax liabilities | 36,707,000 |  | 28,095,000 |
Value added tax ("VAT") payable | 15,202,000 |  | 7,295,000 |
Provisions for royalties | 31,549,000 |  | 32,217,000 |
Provision for warranty | 164,168,000 |  | 164,778,000 |
Derivative instruments | 25,954,000 |  | 8,366,000 |
Provision for losses on long-term contracts | 74,509,000 |  | 74,408,000 |
Other | 147,051,000 | [1] | 146,574,000 | [1]
Other payables and accrued expenses | 743,866,000 |  | 648,121,000 |
Provision in related to cessation program with foreign customer | $ 43,900 |  |  |
[1] | Other, primarily includes provisions for estimated future costs in respect of (1) penalties and the probable loss from claims (legal or unasserted) in the ordinary course of business (e.g., damages caused by the items sold and claims as to the specific products ordered), and (2) unbilled services of service providers.

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