| Details of Certain Consolidated Balance Sheet Captions [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Details of Certain Consolidated Balance Sheet Captions [Abstract] | |
Accounts Receivable, net | Accounts receivable, net were: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | (Amounts in thousands) | Accounts receivable | $ | 946,669 |
| | $ | 1,032,327 |
| Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | (51,920 | ) | | (43,936 | ) | Accounts receivable, net | $ | 894,749 |
| | $ | 988,391 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment, net | Property, plant and equipment, net were: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | (Amounts in thousands) | Land | $ | 81,022 |
| | $ | 83,475 |
| Buildings and improvements | 442,756 |
| | 430,267 |
| Machinery, equipment and tooling | 669,639 |
| | 690,566 |
| Software, furniture and fixtures and other | 412,362 |
| | 409,333 |
| Gross property, plant and equipment | 1,605,779 |
| | 1,613,641 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (882,151 | ) | | (855,214 | ) | Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 723,628 |
| | $ | 758,427 |
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Accrued Liabilities | Accrued liabilities were: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | (Amounts in thousands) | Wages, compensation and other benefits | $ | 147,706 |
| | $ | 160,452 |
| Commissions and royalties | 27,767 |
| | 30,574 |
| Customer advance payments | 253,325 |
| | 315,510 |
| Progress billings in excess of accumulated costs | 9,014 |
| | 8,085 |
| Warranty costs and late delivery penalties | 48,571 |
| | 51,894 |
| Sales and use tax | 14,072 |
| | 17,741 |
| Income tax | 15,755 |
| | 38,747 |
| Other | 164,479 |
| | 173,761 |
| Accrued liabilities | $ | 680,689 |
| | $ | 796,764 |
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Retirement Obligations and Other Liabilities | Retirement obligations and other liabilities were: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | (Amounts in thousands) | Pension and postretirement benefits | $ | 216,772 |
| | $ | 203,150 |
| Deferred taxes(1) | 22,416 |
| | 39,081 |
| Legal and environmental | 32,546 |
| | 26,538 |
| Uncertain tax positions and other tax liabilities | 93,524 |
| | 73,459 |
| Other | 44,910 |
| | 45,558 |
| Retirement obligations and other liabilities | $ | 410,168 |
| | $ | 387,786 |
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__________________________ (1) Prior period was retrospectively adjusted to reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2015-17, "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes." |