-Network: (00 - Document - Document and Company Information)

-Document and Company Information [Abstract] {ID1}

Entity Registrant Name {ID2}

Entity Central Index Key {ID3}

Document Type {ID4}

Document Period End Date {ID5}

Amendment Flag {ID6}

Current Fiscal Year End Date {ID7}

Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer {ID8}

Entity Voluntary Filers {ID9}

Entity Current Reporting Status {ID10}

Entity Filer Category {ID11}

Entity Public Float {ID12}

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding {ID13}

-Network: (01 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations)

-Statements of Operations [Abstract] {ID14}

-Statement [Table] {ID15}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID16}

Net sales {ID17}

Cost of products sold {ID18}

Gross profit {ID19}

-Operating expenses: {ID20}

Selling, general and administrative expenses {ID21}

Research and development expenses {ID22}

Royalty expense {ID23}

Loss on program termination {ID24}

Amortization expense {ID25}

Intangible asset impairment charges {ID26}

Purchased research and development {ID27}

Gain on divestitures {ID28}

Restructuring charges {ID29}

Litigation-related charges {ID30}

Total operating expenses {ID31}

Operating income {ID32}

-Other income (expense): {ID33}

Interest expense {ID34}

Other, net {ID35}

Income before income taxes {ID36}

Income tax expense (benefit) {ID37}

Net income {ID38}

Net income per common share - basic {ID39}

Net income per common share - assuming dilution {ID40}

-Weighted-average shares outstanding {ID41}

Basic {ID42}

Assuming dilution {ID43}

-Network: (02 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

-Balance Sheets [Abstract] {ID44}

-Statement [Table] {ID45}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID46}

-ASSETS {ID47}

-Current assets: {ID48}

Cash and cash equivalents {ID49}

Trade accounts receivable, net {ID50}

Inventories {ID51}

Deferred income taxes {ID52}

Prepaid expenses and other current assets {ID53}

Total current assets {ID54}

Property, plant and equipment, net {ID55}

Goodwill {ID56}

Other intangible assets, net {ID57}

Other long-term assets {ID58}

Total assets {ID59}

-LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY {ID60}

-Current liabilities: {ID61}

Current debt obligations {ID62}

Accounts payable {ID63}

Accrued expenses {ID64}

Other current liabilities {ID65}

Total current liabilities {ID66}

Long-term debt {ID67}

Deferred income taxes {ID68}

Other long-term liabilities {ID69}

Commitments and contingencies {ID70}

-Stockholders' equity {ID71}

Preferred stock, $ .01 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares, none issued and outstanding {ID72}

Common stock, $ .01 par value - authorized 2,000,000,000 shares and issued 1,507,258,301 shares as of June 30, 2009 and 1,501,635,679 shares as of December 31, 2008 {ID73}

Additional paid-in capital {ID74}

Accumulated deficit {ID75}

Other stockholders' deficit {ID76}

Total stockholders' equity {ID77}

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity {ID78}

-Network: (021 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical))

-Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) [Abstract] {ID79}

-Statement [Table] {ID80}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID81}

Preferred stock, par value {ID82}

Preferred stock, shares authorized {ID83}

Preferred stock, shares issued {ID84}

Preferred stock, shares outstanding {ID85}

Common stock, par value {ID86}

Common stock, shares authorized {ID87}

Common stock, shares issued {ID88}

-Network: (03 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows)

-Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract] {ID89}

-Statement [Table] {ID90}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID91}

Cash provided by operating activities {ID92}

-Investing activities: {ID93}

Purchases of property, plant and equipment {ID94}

Proceeds from sales of publicly traded and privately held equity securities and collections of notes receivable {ID95}

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired {ID96}

Payments relating to prior period acquisitions {ID97}

Proceeds from business divestitures {ID98}

Payments for investments in companies and acquisitions of certain technologies {ID99}

Cash (used for) provided by investing activities {ID100}

-Financing activities: {ID101}

Payments on long-term borrowings {ID102}

Proceeds from issuances of shares of common stock {ID103}

Excess tax benefit from option excercises {ID104}

Cash used for financing activities {ID105}

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash {ID106}

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents {ID107}

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period {ID108}

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period {ID109}

-Network: (0601 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentation)

-Basis of Presentation [Abstract] {ID110}

BASIS OF PRESENTATION {ID111}

-Network: (0602 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments)

-Financial Instruments [Abstract] {ID112}

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS {ID113}

-Network: (0603 - Disclosure - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information)

-Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract] {ID114}

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information {ID115}

-Network: (0604 - Disclosure - Borrowings and Credit Arrangements)

-Borrowings and Credit Arrangements [Abstract] {ID116}

BORROWINGS AND CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS {ID117}

-Network: (0605 - Disclosure - Acquisitions)

-Acquisitions [Abstract] {ID118}

ACQUISITIONS {ID119}

-Network: (0606 - Disclosure - Restructuring Related Activities)

-Restructuring-Related Activities [Abstract] {ID120}

RESTRUCTURING-RELATED ACTIVITIES {ID121}

-Network: (0607 - Disclosure - Divestitures)

-Divestitures [Abstract] {ID122}

DIVESTITURES {ID123}

-Network: (0608 - Disclosure - Comprehensive Income)

-Comprehensive Income [Abstract] {ID124}

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME {ID125}

-Network: (0609 - Disclosure - Weighted Average Shares Outstanding)

-Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding [Abstract] {ID126}

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING {ID127}

-Network: (0610 - Disclosure - Stock Based Compensation)

-Stock Based Compensation [Abstract] {ID128}

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION {ID129}

-Network: (0611 - Disclosure - Income Taxes)

-Income Taxes [Abstract] {ID130}

INCOME TAXES {ID131}

-Network: (0612 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies)

-Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] {ID132}

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES {ID133}

-Network: (0613 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting)

-Segment Reporting [Abstract] {ID134}

SEGMENT REPORTING {ID135}

-Network: (0614 - Disclosure - New Accounting Pronouncements)

-New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract] {ID136}

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS {ID137}

-Network: (0615 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events)

-Subsequent Events [Abstract] {ID138}

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS {ID139}

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