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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}

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Cost of products sold {ID18}

Gross margin {ID19}

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Marketing and selling {ID23}

Restructuring and asset impairments {ID24}

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Pretax loss of equity-method investment {ID26}

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Basic {ID34}

Diluted {ID35}

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Short-term investments {ID45}

Accounts receivable, net {ID46}

Inventories {ID47}

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Long-term investments {ID52}

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Goodwill, net {ID56}

Purchased technology and other intangible assets, net {ID57}

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Restructuring and asset impairments {ID88}

Deferred income taxes {ID89}

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Equity-based compensation {ID94}

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Accounts receivable {ID96}

Inventories {ID97}

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Other assets {ID99}

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Customer deposits and deferred revenue {ID101}

Income taxes {ID102}

Other liabilities {ID103}

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Debt repayments {ID112}

Proceeds from common stock issuances {ID113}

Common stock repurchases {ID114}

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans {ID115}

Payment of dividends to stockholders {ID116}

Cash used in financing activities {ID117}

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents {ID118}

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents {ID119}

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period {ID120}

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period {ID121}

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Cash payments for interest {ID124}

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Basis of Presentation and Equity-Based Compensation {ID126}

-Network: (0602 - Disclosure - Treasury Stock)

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Treasury Stock {ID128}

-Network: (0603 - Disclosure - Earnings (Loss) Per Share)

-Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract] {ID129}

Earnings (Loss) Per Share {ID130}

-Network: (0604 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Fair Value)

-Financial Instruments and Fair Value [Abstract] {ID131}

Financial Instruments and Fair Value {ID132}

-Network: (0605 - Disclosure - Accounts Receivable, Net)

-Accounts Receivable Net Disclosure [Abstract] {ID133}

Accounts Receivable, Net {ID134}

-Network: (0606 - Disclosure - Inventories)

-Inventories [Abstract] {ID135}

Inventories {ID136}

-Network: (0607 - Disclosure - Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets)

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Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets {ID138}

-Network: (0608 - Disclosure - Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses)

-Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract] {ID139}

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses {ID140}

-Network: (0609 - Disclosure - Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies)

-Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies [Abstract] {ID141}

Warranty, Guarantees and Contingencies {ID142}

-Network: (0610 - Disclosure - Restructuring and Asset Impairments)

-Restructuring and Asset Impairments [Abstract] {ID143}

Restructuring and Asset Impairments {ID144}

-Network: (0611 - Disclosure - Stockholders Equity)

-Stockholders Equity Disclosure [Abstract] {ID145}

Stockholders' Equity {ID146}

-Network: (0612 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plans)

-Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] {ID147}

Employee Benefit Plans {ID148}

-Network: (0613 - Disclosure - Borrowing Facilities)

-Borrowing Facilities [Abstract] {ID149}

Borrowing Facilities {ID150}

-Network: (0614 - Disclosure - Income Taxes)

-Income Taxes [Abstract] {ID151}

Income Taxes {ID152}

-Network: (0615 - Disclosure - Industry Segment Operations)

-Industry Segment Operations [Abstract] {ID153}

Industry Segment Operations {ID154}

-Network: (0616 - Disclosure - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements)

-Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract] {ID155}

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements {ID156}

-Network: (0617 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events)

-Subsequent Events [Abstract] {ID157}

Subsequent Events {ID158}

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