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Sensata Technologies Holding plc
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Sensata Technologies Holding plc, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells sensors, sensor-based solutions, controls, and other products in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions. The Performance Sens...

Founded: 2006
Full Time Employees: 21,050
Sector: Technology
Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments

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      net revenue
    934,800,000 917,883,000 931,978,000 943,384,000 911,255,000 907,690,000 982,830,000 1,035,535,000 1,006,709,000 992,494,000 1,001,302,000 1,062,112,000 998,175,000 1,014,676,000 1,018,268,000 1,020,548,000 975,770,000 934,597,000 951,021,000 992,660,000 942,528,000 906,491,000 788,313,000 576,505,000 774,269,000 846,691,000 849,715,000 883,726,000 870,499,000 847,922,000 873,552,000 913,860,000 886,293,000 840,534,000 819,054,000 839,874,000 807,271,000 788,396,000 789,798,000 827,545,000 796,549,000 726,471,000 727,360,000 770,445,000 750,685,000 705,261,000 577,095,000 575,853,000 551,594,000 505,015,000 498,886,000 506,418,000 470,413,000 445,356,000 471,929,000 504,617,000 492,008,000 453,365,000 474,313,000 455,038,000 444,229,000 387,842,000 383,294,000 391,806,000 377,137,000 
      operating costs and expenses:
                                                                     
      cost of revenue
    648,500,000 651,827,000 672,602,000 657,104,000 638,667,000 661,794,000 701,463,000 724,414,000 689,260,000 702,287,000 687,959,000 732,108,000 670,471,000 673,830,000 694,535,000 686,603,000 657,080,000 619,878,000 628,922,000 658,285,000 635,349,000 609,940,000 530,255,000 412,443,000 566,406,000 556,482,000 554,910,000 575,235,000 580,806,000 543,563,000 558,334,000 582,509,000 582,457,000 540,118,000 527,432,000 541,032,000 532,726,000 509,498,000 508,944,000 537,441,000 528,378,000 476,657,000 476,634,000 517,875,000 506,633,000 469,749,000 371,940,000 368,446,000 357,199,000 315,807,000 309,061,000 322,699,000 308,682,000 297,501,000 308,639,000 326,159,000 325,248,000 298,562,000 306,286,000 284,749,000 277,245,000 236,051,000 238,646,000 240,590,000 232,783,000 
      research and development
    31,900,000 31,368,000 33,034,000 32,589,000 36,809,000 35,952,000 42,685,000 45,325,000 45,314,000 42,623,000 45,448,000 44,857,000 45,939,000 47,446,000 47,947,000 47,971,000 45,980,000 40,143,000 40,060,000 42,913,000 35,956,000 33,314,000 33,423,000 30,239,000 34,453,000 38,455,000 38,189,000 36,685,000 35,096,000 35,498,000 37,800,000 37,980,000 36,001,000 33,172,000 34,002,000 31,216,000 31,814,000 31,425,000 31,601,000 32,288,000 31,351,000 30,872,000 30,816,000 31,242,000 30,736,000 26,497,000 19,525,000 18,492,000 17,664,000 14,837,000 15,189,000 14,308,000 13,616,000 12,923,000 13,395,000 12,460,000 13,294,000 11,503,000 12,250,000 12,077,000 8,767,000 7,411,000 6,112,000 6,211,000 4,930,000 
      selling, general and administrative
    93,400,000 96,578,000 85,763,000 87,833,000 86,026,000 108,424,000 102,453,000 93,273,000 88,046,000 87,532,000 85,661,000 91,312,000 86,150,000 87,622,000 90,013,000 97,329,000 95,680,000 87,261,000 85,784,000 86,821,000 77,123,000 77,027,000 75,747,000 64,730,000 77,221,000 70,709,000 68,158,000 72,026,000 70,549,000 69,877,000 73,886,000 80,473,000 81,322,000 75,555,000 75,972,000 81,010,000 70,274,000 68,950,000 75,046,000 77,660,000 71,931,000 67,724,000 66,233,000 73,008,000 64,396,000 71,810,000 52,985,000 50,638,000 44,672,000 41,715,000 40,355,000 42,821,000 38,254,000 31,700,000 36,085,000 35,530,000 38,579,000 33,474,000 41,286,000 45,586,000 44,444,000 38,610,000 39,382,000 38,740,000 77,891,000 
      amortization of intangible assets
    15,700,000 18,838,000 19,601,000 21,184,000 20,577,000 23,412,000 44,732,000 39,085,000 38,515,000 38,553,000 39,970,000 54,563,000 40,774,000 39,302,000 40,313,000 36,805,000 37,367,000 32,637,000 34,571,000 34,857,000 32,064,000 31,152,000 32,562,000 32,743,000 33,092,000 34,807,000 35,905,000 36,031,000 36,143,000 35,752,000 33,911,000 34,594,000 35,069,000 39,472,000 40,317,000 41,003,000 40,258,000 49,926,000 50,562,000 50,563,000 50,447,000 50,564,000 45,184,000 45,075,000 45,809,000 46,142,000 35,985,000 32,561,000 32,016,000 33,681,000 33,670,000 33,650,000              
      restructuring and other charges
    3,700,000 19,042,000 18,166,000 6,612,000 6,980,000 4,344,000 140,624,000 3,491,000 782,000 1,238,000 26,004,000 21,259,000 5,999,000 14,111,000 -107,441,000 12,897,000 13,733,000 4,986,000 345,000 5,029,000 4,582,000 897,000 -10,519,000 38,218,000 4,498,000 25,520,000 6,421,000 16,310,000 5,309,000 870,000 -52,698,000 244,000 3,766,000                                 
      total operating costs and expenses
    793,200,000 817,753,000 1,054,866,000 805,322,000 789,059,000 833,926,000 1,182,057,000 905,588,000 861,917,000 1,193,933,000 885,042,000 944,099,000 849,333,000 862,311,000 765,367,000 881,605,000 849,840,000 784,905,000 789,682,000 827,905,000 785,074,000 752,330,000 661,468,000 578,373,000 715,670,000 725,973,000 703,583,000 736,287,000 727,903,000 685,560,000 651,233,000 735,800,000 738,615,000 688,524,000 679,052,000 700,650,000 686,122,000 660,745,000 666,990,000 699,427,000 682,962,000 635,312,000 620,482,000 677,289,000 648,294,000 628,943,000 484,978,000 471,877,000 452,416,000 407,022,000 398,787,000 415,828,000 395,614,000 403,709,000 400,688,000 418,235,000 413,810,000 392,349,000 396,905,000 378,207,000 365,355,000 317,943,000 320,222,000 321,129,000 352,439,000 
      operating income
    141,600,000 100,130,000 -122,888,000 138,062,000 122,196,000 73,764,000 -199,227,000 129,947,000 144,792,000 -201,439,000 116,260,000 118,013,000 148,842,000 152,365,000 252,901,000 138,943,000 125,930,000 149,692,000 161,339,000 164,755,000 157,454,000 154,161,000 126,845,000 -1,868,000 58,599,000 120,718,000 146,132,000 147,439,000 142,596,000                                     
      yoy
    15.88% 35.74% -38.32% 6.24% -15.61% -136.62% -271.36% 10.11% -2.72% -232.21% -54.03% -15.06% 18.19% 1.79% 56.75% -15.67% -20.02% -2.90% 27.19% -8919.86% 168.70% 27.70% -13.20% -101.27% -58.91%                                         
      qoq
    41.42% -181.48% -189.01% 12.98% 65.66% -137.03% -253.31% -10.25% -171.88% -273.27% -1.49% -20.71% -2.31% -39.75% 82.02% 10.33% -15.87% -7.22% -2.07% 4.64% 2.14% 21.53% -6890.42% -103.19% -51.46% -17.39% -0.89% 3.40%                                      
      interest expense
    -34,100,000 -35,733,000 -37,715,000 -37,679,000 -37,973,000 -37,593,000 -38,942,000 -40,863,000 -38,395,000 -67,080,000 -36,908,000 -38,105,000 -40,091,000 -43,676,000 -44,856,000 -44,842,000 -45,445,000 -44,898,000 -45,137,000 -45,213,000 -44,043,000 -47,417,000 -44,129,000 -40,808,000 -39,403,000 -40,137,000 -39,556,000 -39,608,000 -39,253,000 -38,871,000 -38,058,000 -38,321,000 -38,429,000 -39,183,000 -40,263,000 -40,038,000 -40,277,000 -40,617,000 -41,176,000 -41,757,000 -42,268,000 -41,597,000 -29,706,000 -31,562,000 -34,880,000 -36,237,000 -23,874,000 -23,587,000 -23,512,000 -23,528,000 -23,476,000 -23,962,000 -24,135,000 -24,927,000 -24,967,000 -24,928,000 -25,215,000 -24,709,000 -26,940,000 -24,454,000 -23,454,000 -24,230,000 -23,248,000 -25,406,000 -33,516,000 
      interest income
    3,900,000 5,030,000 5,313,000 4,467,000 4,290,000 783,000 5,857,000 5,802,000 3,738,000                                    119,000 196,000 321,000 281,000 308,000 406,000 232,000 400,000 148,000 146,000 243,000 185,000 241,000 77,000 228,000 255,000 253,000 386,000 240,000 255,000 139,000 
      other
    4,100,000 5,879,000 6,863,000 930,000 2,128,000 -1,759,000 -12,294,000 4,097,000 -11,544,000 -4,759,000 1,317,000 -10,924,000 1,392,000 16,449,000 -21,371,000 -39,240,000 -50,456,000 7,756,000 -9,403,000 1,012,000 -39,397,000 1,172,000 9,194,000 1,576,000 -12,281,000 17,000 -7,560,000 -3,554,000 3,189,000 -4,098,000 -10,581,000 -11,053,000 -4,633,000 2,627,000 3,112,000 -1,118,000 5,196,000 -9,793,000 -726,000 130,000 5,488,000 -5,682,000 -10,805,000 -12,085,000 -21,757,000 -7,951,000 -8,578,000 3,932,000 538,000 -10,218,000 9,390,000 -32,200,000              
      income before taxes
    115,500,000 75,306,000 -148,427,000 105,780,000 90,641,000 35,195,000 -244,606,000 98,983,000 98,591,000 -241,954,000 80,669,000 68,984,000 110,143,000 125,138,000 186,674,000 54,861,000 30,029,000 112,550,000 106,799,000 120,554,000 74,014,000 107,916,000 91,910,000 -41,100,000 6,915,000 80,598,000 99,016,000 104,277,000 106,532,000 119,393,000 173,680,000 128,686,000 104,616,000 115,454,000 102,851,000 98,068,000 86,068,000 77,241,000 80,906,000 86,491,000 76,807,000 43,880,000 66,367,000 49,509,000 45,873,000 32,326,000 59,986,000 84,602,000 76,512,000 64,653,000 86,245,000 34,828,000 48,211,000 7,046,000 57,344,000  57,397,000    15,029,000     
      provision for income taxes
    28,400,000 12,070,000 14,096,000 45,112,000 20,722,000 29,408,000 -219,572,000 27,280,000 22,570,000 -39,716,000 17,868,000 19,873,000 23,726,000 11,988,000 46,421,000 20,020,000 7,588,000 578,000 21,840,000 7,638,000 20,281,000 -13,751,000 15,181,000 1,441,000 -1,516,000 27,060,000 28,341,000 30,841,000 21,467,000 -134,706,000 24,562,000  14,126,000        16,195,000         12,056,500 20,223,000 14,457,000            14,803,000 11,196,000 
      net income
    87,100,000 63,236,000 -162,523,000 60,668,000 69,919,000 5,787,000 -25,034,000 71,703,000 76,021,000 -202,238,000 62,801,000 49,111,000 86,417,000 113,150,000 140,253,000 34,841,000 22,441,000 111,972,000 84,959,000 112,916,000 53,733,000 121,667,000 76,729,000 -42,541,000 8,431,000 53,538,000 70,675,000 73,436,000 85,065,000 254,099,000 149,118,000 105,288,000 90,490,000 169,129,000 88,035,000 79,457,000 71,736,000 66,527,000 69,785,000 65,510,000 60,612,000 218,289,000 53,152,000 40,900,000 35,355,000 69,520,000 81,963,000 63,893,000 68,373,000 67,067,000 66,022,000 20,371,000 34,665,000           82,519,000 27,310,000 
      yoy
    24.57% 992.73% 549.21% -15.39% -8.03% -102.86% -139.86% 46.00% -12.03% -278.73% -55.22% 40.96% 285.09% 1.05% 65.08% -69.14% -58.24% -7.97% 10.73% -365.43% 537.33% 127.25% 8.57% -157.93% -90.09% -78.93% -52.60% -30.25% -6.00% 50.24% 69.38% 32.51% 26.14% 154.23% 26.15% 21.29% 18.35% -69.52% 31.29% 60.17% 71.44% 213.99% -35.15% -35.99% -48.29% 3.66% 24.14% 213.65% 97.24%                 
      qoq
    37.74% -138.91% -367.89% -13.23% 1108.21% -123.12% -134.91% -5.68% -137.59% -422.03% 27.88% -43.17% -23.63% -19.32% 302.55% 55.26% -79.96% 31.80% -24.76% 110.14% -55.84% 58.57% -280.36% -604.58% -84.25% -24.25% -3.76% -13.67% -66.52% 70.40% 41.63% 16.35% -46.50% 92.12% 10.80% 10.76% 7.83% -4.67% 6.53% 8.08% -72.23% 310.69% 29.96% 15.68% -49.14% -15.18% 28.28% -6.55% 1.95% 1.58% 224.10% -41.23%            202.16%  
      basic net income per share
    0.6 0.43 -1.12 0.41 0.47 0.04 -0.17 0.48 0.51 -1.33 0.41 0.32 0.57 0.73 0.91 0.22 0.14 0.71 0.54 0.71 0.34 0.77 0.49               0.39 0.41                           
      diluted net income per share
    0.59 0.43 -1.12 0.41 0.47 0.04 -0.17 0.47 0.5 -1.33 0.41 0.32 0.56 0.73 0.91 0.22 0.14 0.7 0.53 0.71 0.34 0.77 0.49               0.39 0.41                           
      goodwill impairment charge
      225,700,000    150,100,000                                                           
      basic net income per share:
                           -0.27 0.05 0.355 0.44 0.45 0.52 0.508 0.89 0.61 0.53 0.35 0.51 0.46 0.42   0.38 0.36 1.29 0.31 0.24 0.21 0.41 0.49 0.37 0.4 0.38 0.38 0.12 0.19             
      diluted net income per share:
                           -0.27 0.05 0.353 0.44 0.45 0.52 0.503 0.88 0.61 0.52 0.348 0.51 0.46 0.42   0.38 0.35 1.28 0.31 0.24 0.21 0.41 0.48 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.11 0.19             
      profit from operations
                                 162,362,000 222,319,000 178,060,000 147,678,000 152,010,000 140,002,000 139,224,000 121,149,000 127,651,000 122,808,000 128,118,000 113,587,000 91,159,000 106,878,000 93,156,000 102,391,000 76,318,000 92,117,000 103,976,000 99,178,000 97,993,000 100,099,000 90,590,000 74,799,000 41,647,000 71,241,000 86,382,000 78,198,000 61,016,000 77,408,000 76,831,000 78,874,000 69,899,000 63,072,000 70,677,000 24,698,000 
      benefit from income taxes
                                   23,398,000  11,939,750 14,816,000 18,611,000 14,332,000 12,074,250 11,121,000 20,981,000    8,609,000 10,518,000   20,709,000 8,139,000    13,546,000 14,769,750 15,838,000 24,760,000 18,481,000 10,470,000 21,292,000 12,545,000 24,554,000 2,308,000 9,997,000   
      restructuring and special charges
                                     207,000 1,329,000 6,389,000 11,050,000 946,000 837,000 1,475,000 855,000 9,495,000 1,615,000 10,089,000 720,000 14,745,000 4,543,000 1,740,000 865,000 982,000 512,000 2,350,000 1,676,000 25,215,000 6,487,000           
      benefit from/(benefit from) income taxes
                                             8,085,500 13,215,000                       
      (benefit from)/benefit from income taxes
                                                 -37,194,000 -21,977,000                   
      amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software
                                                        33,386,000 36,370,000 36,082,000 36,199,000 36,126,000 36,628,000 35,986,000 34,709,000 34,252,000 36,205,000 36,095,000 36,078,000 36,136,000 
      currency translation (loss)/gain and other
                                                        -2,601,000     -1,535,000 -3,157,000 -74,714,000 -40,644,000     
      currency translation gain/(loss) and other
                                                         1,059,750 10,827,000  4,173,000         
      net income/
                                                         26,635,000 41,506,000 26,118,000 38,916,000 24,379,000 26,247,000       
      basic net income/(loss) per share:
                                                         0.15 0.23 0.15 0.22 -0.025 0.15       
      diluted net income/(loss) per share:
                                                         0.148 0.23 0.14 0.21 -0.025 0.14       
      restructuring
                                                           7,887,000 563,000 12,182,000 1,097,000 1,086,000 647,000 -334,000 -13,000 -490,000 699,000 
      currency translation loss and other
                                                           -10,761,000          
      income/(loss) before taxes
                                                           50,878,000  10,121,500 47,539,000       
      comprehensive income/
                                                            38,881         
      (loss)/income before taxes
                                                               -22,082,000      
      net (loss)/income
                                                               -34,627,000 -9,525,000     
      basic net (loss)/income per share:
                                                               -0.2 -0.05     
      diluted net (loss)/income per share:
                                                               -0.2 -0.05     
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                     
      currency translation (loss) / gain and other
                                                                 5,131,250 -78,456,000   
      (loss) / income from continuing operations before taxes
                                                                 24,359,000 -38,392,000   
      (loss) / income from continuing operations
                                                                 15,360,000 -48,389,000   
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax of 0
                                                                     
      net (loss) / income
                                                                 15,360,000 -48,389,000   
      basic net (loss) / income per share:
                                                                     
      continuing operations
                                                                 0.41 -0.28 0.48  
      discontinued operations
                                                                     
      total basic net (loss) / income per share
                                                                 0.093 -0.28   
      diluted net (loss) / income per share:
                                                                     
      total diluted net (loss) / income per share
                                                                 0.09 -0.28   
      currency translation gain and other
                                                                   51,796,000 47,185,000 
      income from continuing operations before taxes
                                                                   97,322,000 38,506,000 
      income from continuing operations
                                                                   82,519,000 27,310,000 
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax of 0
                                                                     
      total basic net income per share
                                                                   0.48  
      total diluted net income per share
                                                                   0.46  
      net income per share
                                                                    0.18 
      income per share from continuing operations—basic
                                                                    0.18 
      income per share from continuing operations—diluted
                                                                    0.17 
      weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding—basic
                                                                    150,211,136 
      weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding—diluted
                                                                    156,696,051 
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        assets
                                                                      
        current assets:
                                                                      
        cash and cash equivalents
      635,100,000 573,000,000 791,347,000 661,777,000 588,139,000 593,670,000 506,215,000 1,033,052,000 460,359,000 508,104,000 889,703,000 857,312,000 1,034,134,000 1,225,518,000 1,103,916,000 1,558,578,000 1,608,481,000 1,708,955,000 1,958,144,000 1,861,769,000 1,893,926,000 1,861,980,000 1,610,191,000 1,242,949,000 802,971,000 774,119,000 721,386,000 721,073,000 649,518,000 729,833,000 811,394,000 863,380,000 828,266,000 753,089,000 612,972,000 431,700,000 351,428,000 299,887,000 309,120,000 347,987,000 342,263,000 258,209,000 226,795,000 195,581,000 211,329,000 196,737,000 184,638,000 334,064,000 317,896,000 348,199,000 234,347,000 431,025,000 413,539,000 348,164,000 260,835,000 193,106,000 92,127,000 77,821,000 287,104,000 419,327,000 493,662,000 402,922,000 311,247,000 508,247,000 
        accounts receivable
      693,200,000 657,400,000 724,998,000 785,192,000 695,193,000 660,180,000 753,735,000 809,411,000 760,092,000 744,129,000 766,835,000 772,427,000 759,752,000 742,382,000 722,934,000 743,048,000 693,568,000 653,438,000 662,751,000 694,317,000 641,161,000 576,647,000 565,184,000 443,712,000 536,416,000 557,874,000 596,814,000 635,544,000 633,006,000 581,769,000 614,616,000 604,859,000 627,749,000 556,541,000 569,881,000 533,126,000 500,211,000 532,571,000 535,488,000 525,684,000 467,567,000 481,737,000 499,101,000 488,335,000 444,852,000 378,747,000 352,623,000 352,998,000 291,723,000 303,739,000 310,136,000 287,348,000 258,114,000 296,416,000 303,364,000 290,557,000 261,425,000 285,677,000 270,956,000 269,489,000 198,245,000 202,361,000 213,836,000 208,347,000 
        inventories
      605,800,000 617,800,000 641,367,000 636,021,000 661,080,000 614,455,000 673,506,000 708,299,000 720,628,000 713,485,000 683,646,000 660,082,000 658,562,000 644,875,000 675,862,000 656,736,000 641,709,000 588,231,000 551,628,000 503,641,000 468,446,000 451,005,000 438,188,000 488,807,000 514,274,000 506,678,000 502,939,000 490,123,000 484,136,000 492,319,000 489,251,000 462,006,000 459,699,000 446,129,000 447,486,000 407,198,000 389,844,000 372,968,000 346,120,000 344,251,000 358,701,000 341,361,000 332,648,000 346,799,000 356,364,000 274,306,000 226,058,000 199,135,000 183,395,000 181,605,000 173,549,000 172,020,000 176,233,000 185,970,000 194,887,000 200,460,000 197,542,000 209,757,000 175,192,000 155,823,000 140,949,000 142,298,000 141,627,000 132,849,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      152,400,000 146,100,000 150,589,000 157,030,000 153,815,000 158,934,000 161,853,000 148,842,000 157,441,000 136,686,000 152,981,000 186,807,000 187,747,000 162,268,000 197,487,000 161,367,000 146,342,000 126,370,000 130,141,000 117,401,000 102,592,000 90,340,000 100,316,000 103,696,000 115,887,000 126,981,000 128,447,000 122,839,000 118,413,000 113,234,000 111,940,000 99,861,000 102,868,000 92,532,000 100,935,000 101,259,000 100,002,000 90,901,000 105,593,000 113,314,000 109,392,000 112,039,000 116,813,000 123,375,000 90,918,000 56,131,000 33,051,000 42,034,000 41,642,000 33,888,000 37,265,000 38,937,000 33,923,000 37,101,000 31,768,000 32,101,000 32,083,000 40,893,000 24,859,000 36,356,000 25,006,000 21,377,000 20,239,000 22,231,000 
        total current assets
      2,086,600,000 1,994,300,000 2,308,301,000 2,240,020,000 2,098,227,000 2,027,239,000 2,095,309,000 2,699,604,000 2,098,520,000 2,102,404,000 2,493,165,000 2,476,628,000 2,640,195,000 2,775,043,000 2,700,199,000 3,119,729,000 3,090,100,000 3,076,994,000 3,302,664,000 3,177,128,000 3,106,125,000 2,979,972,000 2,713,879,000 2,279,164,000 1,969,548,000 1,965,652,000 1,949,586,000 1,969,579,000 1,885,073,000 1,917,155,000 2,027,201,000 2,148,919,000 2,018,582,000 1,848,291,000 1,731,274,000 1,473,283,000 1,341,485,000 1,296,327,000 1,296,321,000 1,331,236,000 1,277,923,000 1,210,412,000 1,192,467,000 1,169,066,000 1,118,764,000 931,329,000 818,187,000 950,048,000 855,631,000 880,086,000 768,168,000 942,201,000 894,680,000 877,718,000 800,874,000 726,289,000 593,166,000 623,056,000 765,079,000 887,878,000 864,987,000 781,667,000 699,519,000 884,370,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      763,100,000 776,500,000 775,748,000 806,003,000 812,284,000 821,653,000 893,722,000 884,155,000 883,851,000 886,010,000 874,126,000 858,760,000 848,033,000 840,819,000 831,587,000 825,862,000 822,633,000 820,933,000 805,202,000 801,342,000 796,419,000 803,825,000 807,092,000 815,872,000 824,553,000 830,998,000 817,040,000 809,092,000 798,001,000 787,178,000 757,185,000 741,987,000 753,965,000 750,049,000 735,924,000 723,418,000 725,754,000 722,429,000 709,260,000 699,298,000 694,155,000 651,020,000 629,104,000 608,349,000 589,484,000 419,461,000 392,470,000 368,598,000 344,657,000 336,224,000 331,303,000 327,007,000 328,199,000 330,103,000 335,142,000 339,087,000 339,934,000 331,369,000 284,537,000 270,994,000 234,813,000 224,861,000 216,184,000 213,366,000 
        goodwill
      3,158,200,000 3,158,200,000 3,158,164,000 3,383,845,000 3,383,812,000 3,383,800,000 3,392,704,000 3,542,713,000 3,542,725,000 3,542,770,000 3,864,490,000 3,861,872,000 3,902,862,000 3,911,224,000 3,847,450,000 3,534,438,000 3,555,369,000 3,502,063,000 3,301,947,000 3,308,939,000 3,124,939,000 3,111,349,000 3,117,569,000 3,093,598,000 3,093,598,000 3,093,598,000 3,104,447,000 3,080,395,000 3,080,395,000 3,081,302,000 2,966,664,000 2,967,964,000 3,005,464,000 3,005,464,000 3,005,464,000 3,005,464,000 3,005,464,000 3,008,894,000 3,013,693,000 3,014,927,000 3,019,743,000 2,429,158,000 2,429,537,000 2,426,221,000 2,424,795,000 1,886,002,000 1,787,224,000 1,774,346,000 1,756,049,000 1,754,385,000 1,754,385,000 1,754,385,000 1,754,107,000 1,752,141,000 1,749,398,000 1,748,239,000 1,746,821,000 1,740,985,000 1,576,662,000 1,576,895,000 1,528,954,000 1,528,954,000 1,528,954,000 1,530,506,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,604.4 and 2,588.7 as of march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025, respectively
      396,600,000                                                                
        deferred income tax assets
      271,800,000 277,200,000 289,428,000 279,301,000 292,334,000 288,189,000 295,561,000 128,744,000 127,491,000 131,527,000 93,858,000 93,782,000 98,230,000 100,539,000 100,014,000 101,899,000 104,226,000 105,028,000 78,597,000 79,625,000 80,023,000 84,785,000 29,714,000 29,011,000 27,293,000 21,150,000 25,599,000 27,383,000 26,185,000 27,971,000 22,214,000 26,058,000 33,615,000 33,003,000 26,678,000 20,694,000 20,695,000 34,102,000 32,034,000 31,840,000  17,066,000 17,110,000 14,976,000 15,301,000 25,408,000 21,817,000 21,817,000 20,975,000 12,655,000 12,871,000 12,871,000 12,871,000 10,067,000 10,020,000 10,065,000 9,989,000 8,670,000 6,730,000 6,645,000 6,566,000 12,471,000 12,332,000 12,458,000 
        other assets
      138,600,000 133,900,000 108,181,000 107,321,000 114,449,000 129,505,000 121,301,000 127,249,000 117,808,000 134,605,000 141,252,000 140,378,000 136,065,000 128,873,000 130,110,000 119,820,000 131,745,000 162,017,000 156,981,000 158,803,000 161,614,000 172,722,000 175,443,000 161,138,000 159,582,000 152,217,000 156,210,000 139,524,000 142,330,000 86,890,000 82,385,000 81,530,000 85,681,000 84,594,000 79,625,000 71,658,000 72,147,000 70,380,000 69,312,000 66,254,000 18,100,000 19,565,000 19,522,000 30,874,000 26,940,000 21,846,000 11,595,000 11,109,000 10,344,000 6,739,000 5,712,000 5,660,000 6,432,000 10,104,000 8,769,000 9,459,000 8,607,000 6,237,000 9,304,000 6,963,000 5,831,000 11,535,000 19,929,000 18,922,000 
        total assets
      6,815,000,000 6,751,700,000 7,069,959,000 7,270,072,000 7,177,138,000 7,143,264,000 7,314,330,000 8,189,442,000 7,615,950,000 7,680,987,000 8,388,335,000 8,392,600,000 8,584,854,000 8,756,220,000 8,712,616,000 8,606,677,000 8,611,388,000 8,613,766,000 8,504,758,000 8,418,358,000 7,945,192,000 7,844,202,000 7,559,494,000 7,084,885,000 6,812,818,000 6,834,519,000 6,843,574,000 6,852,117,000 6,793,511,000 6,797,687,000 6,664,315,000 6,806,935,000 6,782,876,000 6,641,525,000 6,537,937,000 6,330,571,000 6,240,976,000 6,250,993,000 6,288,921,000 6,361,275,000 6,337,255,000 5,136,603,000 5,136,975,000 5,140,730,000 5,116,609,000 3,880,640,000 3,550,224,000 3,631,397,000 3,498,824,000 3,558,974,000 3,469,039,000 3,667,875,000 3,648,391,000 3,627,541,000 3,588,543,000 3,554,031,000 3,456,651,000 3,508,801,000 3,366,330,000 3,501,815,000 3,387,997,000 3,339,466,000 3,294,822,000 3,520,231,000 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                      
        current liabilities:
                                                                      
        current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations
      2,400,000 2,300,000 2,234,000 2,156,000 2,130,000 2,414,000 2,076,000 702,701,000  2,276,000                                                       
        accounts payable
      446,400,000 413,000,000 461,021,000 469,863,000 480,424,000 362,186,000 459,710,000 475,573,000 469,342,000 482,301,000 515,095,000 523,968,000 529,941,000 531,572,000 501,301,000 537,261,000 486,432,000 459,093,000 427,271,000 473,932,000 431,084,000 393,907,000 319,424,000 250,219,000 345,787,000 376,968,000 365,823,000 378,504,000 366,407,000 379,824,000 373,137,000 348,484,000 350,999,000 322,671,000 324,119,000 301,605,000 299,198,000 324,273,000 323,062,000 323,214,000 290,779,000 297,940,000 297,356,000 305,925,000 287,800,000 219,478,000 223,163,000 209,549,000 177,539,000 177,607,000 177,113,000 165,445,000 152,964,000 151,702,000 178,956,000 185,850,000 155,346,000 180,525,000 162,208,000 165,686,000 132,828,000 125,408,000 134,522,000 131,328,000 
        income taxes payable
      16,300,000 16,800,000 35,284,000 41,246,000 36,358,000 29,417,000 23,909,000 22,861,000 33,762,000 32,139,000 28,399,000 31,920,000 50,869,000 43,987,000 42,732,000 15,309,000 19,249,000 26,517,000 32,830,000 25,663,000 21,498,000 19,215,000 11,428,000 866,000 19,390,000 35,234,000 29,753,000 25,188,000 26,648,000 27,429,000 19,939,000 17,234,000 22,313,000 31,544,000 27,031,000 26,988,000 23,889,000 17,566,000 19,137,000 18,279,000 21,968,000 14,606,000 13,878,000 7,323,000 7,516,000 3,788,000 7,679,000 8,174,000 5,785,000 12,189,000 11,004,000 5,813,000 8,884,000 6,682,000 5,734,000 3,987,000 6,012,000 6,700,000 6,706,000 7,446,000 6,855,000 9,270,000 9,051,000 7,177,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      293,500,000 343,100,000 295,872,000 313,847,000 274,682,000 317,341,000 321,187,000 320,324,000 288,525,000 307,002,000 327,291,000 323,201,000 329,960,000 346,942,000 355,405,000 327,993,000 327,670,000 343,816,000 363,087,000 330,056,000 311,261,000 324,830,000 288,514,000 268,432,000 248,789,000 215,626,000 217,064,000 211,870,000 229,581,000 218,130,000 248,196,000 210,785,000 284,419,000 259,560,000 263,611,000 259,238,000 245,566,000 265,631,000 247,867,000 271,498,000 251,989,000 256,940,000 226,712,000 235,000,000 222,781,000 172,301,000 135,929,000 152,355,000 123,239,000 140,439,000 123,383,000 107,929,000 100,112,000 114,680,000 103,979,000 114,264,000 100,674,000 118,889,000 102,237,000 120,994,000 94,030,000 104,272,000 86,193,000 105,948,000 
        total current liabilities
      758,600,000 775,100,000 794,411,000 827,112,000 793,594,000 711,358,000 806,882,000 1,521,459,000 793,969,000 823,718,000 872,673,000 880,898,000 1,109,466,000 1,178,972,000 905,974,000 887,129,000 840,045,000 836,259,000 829,820,000 836,932,000 773,521,000 1,495,157,000 626,415,000 926,559,000 621,061,000 634,746,000 620,503,000 629,144,000 636,296,000 639,944,000 654,650,000 635,436,000 665,909,000 629,495,000 627,937,000 595,194,000 583,296,000 621,945,000 729,269,000 876,889,000 865,175,000 651,279,000 695,024,000 730,803,000 677,506,000 565,958,000 378,614,000 381,295,000 318,492,000 347,838,000 328,800,000 495,579,000 278,363,000 290,118,000 305,556,000 321,396,000 279,252,000 360,398,000 289,509,000 315,878,000 255,100,000 257,342,000 248,351,000 491,497,000 
        deferred income tax liabilities
      235,300,000 226,900,000 235,716,000 241,090,000 231,120,000 235,689,000 246,493,000 360,437,000 361,172,000 359,073,000 389,551,000 390,743,000 369,897,000 364,593,000 392,222,000 341,383,000 339,332,000 339,273,000 306,703,000 301,471,000 262,673,000 259,857,000 241,554,000 254,230,000 247,960,000 251,033,000 246,216,000 238,992,000 230,849,000 225,694,000 347,929,000 341,745,000 341,550,000 338,228,000 404,575,000 396,092,000 392,628,000 410,019,000 405,344,000 395,935,000  12,236,000 12,546,000 12,524,000 13,430,000 2,012,000 3,859,000 3,742,000 3,829,000 3,525,000 3,525,000 3,525,000 3,525,000 3,521,000 3,177,000 3,479,000 3,479,000 5,604,000 4,693,000 4,671,000 4,608,000 749,000 638,000 739,000 
        pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations
      39,500,000 39,100,000 32,616,000 31,298,000 28,733,000 27,910,000 32,196,000 36,217,000 38,053,000 38,178,000 39,131,000 38,960,000 37,883,000 36,086,000 35,445,000 37,863,000 39,089,000 38,758,000 43,621,000 44,146,000 43,074,000 48,002,000 31,090,000 31,900,000 33,716,000 36,100,000 29,249,000 33,652,000 33,837,000 33,958,000 27,654,000 35,653,000 40,007,000 40,055,000 36,192,000 34,707,000 34,878,000 34,518,000 33,966,000                          
        finance lease obligations, less current portion
      18,500,000 18,900,000 19,596,000 19,968,000 20,627,000 20,984,000 21,702,000 21,964,000 22,587,000 22,949,000                                                       
        long-term debt
      2,829,400,000 2,828,600,000 3,181,373,000 3,178,457,000 3,177,278,000 3,176,098,000 3,174,354,000 3,170,804,000 3,375,511,000 3,373,988,000 3,771,810,000 3,770,507,000 3,768,627,000 3,958,928,000 4,208,670,000 4,213,512,000 4,215,505,000 4,214,946,000 4,214,388,000 4,213,830,000 3,961,397,000 3,213,747,000 3,963,076,000 3,220,833,000 3,220,359,000 3,219,885,000 3,219,412,000 3,216,135,000 3,216,729,000 3,219,762,000 3,220,401,000 3,221,039,000 3,221,676,000 3,225,810,000 3,224,684,000 3,225,965,000 3,226,582,000 3,262,409,000 3,263,061,000 3,263,693,000 3,302,678,000 2,554,538,000 2,556,397,000 2,560,799,000 2,650,744,000 1,663,708,000 1,664,812,000 1,665,917,000 1,667,021,000 1,561,835,000 1,564,487,000 1,566,566,000 1,768,352,000 1,770,830,000 1,773,384,000 1,775,938,000 1,778,491,000 1,781,045,000 1,783,598,000      
        other long-term liabilities
      78,200,000 77,800,000 87,740,000 91,936,000 77,152,000 80,782,000 74,935,000 67,009,000 49,824,000 66,805,000 66,533,000 77,949,000 81,018,000 82,092,000 75,807,000 77,583,000 78,753,000 63,232,000 73,603,000 81,311,000 86,279,000 94,022,000 94,355,000 129,715,000 123,645,000 90,190,000 95,891,000 86,990,000 80,565,000 39,277,000 33,635,000 24,157,000 35,058,000 33,572,000 32,034,000 27,096,000 29,216,000 34,610,000 34,981,000 37,773,000 39,803,000 33,243,000 30,009,000 39,474,000 41,817,000 25,769,000 18,102,000 10,165,000 22,006,000 33,472,000 37,944,000 31,221,000 31,308,000 26,640,000 28,404,000 24,989,000 26,101,000 29,605,000 29,119,000 29,337,000 30,092,000 24,743,000 29,321,000 38,378,000 
        total liabilities
      3,959,500,000 3,966,300,000 4,351,452,000 4,389,861,000 4,328,504,000 4,252,821,000 4,356,562,000 5,177,890,000 4,641,116,000 4,684,711,000 5,163,154,000 5,182,828,000 5,391,362,000 5,645,413,000 5,643,298,000 5,583,093,000 5,539,071,000 5,519,032,000 5,495,135,000 5,504,910,000 5,154,549,000 5,138,716,000 4,984,850,000 4,591,480,000 4,275,021,000 4,260,764,000 4,240,686,000 4,235,054,000 4,229,140,000 4,189,253,000 4,308,817,000 4,284,128,000 4,331,935,000 4,295,899,000 4,355,412,000 4,310,314,000 4,298,969,000 4,396,756,000 4,500,962,000 4,644,986,000 4,668,679,000 3,690,206,000 3,732,648,000 3,773,098,000 3,813,717,000 2,656,743,000 2,436,108,000 2,420,231,000 2,357,236,000 2,316,280,000 2,293,408,000 2,450,679,000 2,426,097,000 2,457,361,000 2,464,325,000 2,463,431,000 2,411,700,000 2,495,420,000 2,382,005,000 2,493,380,000 2,380,216,000 2,419,614,000 2,332,203,000 2,648,376,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                      
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177.0 shares issued as of march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025
      2,300,000                                                                
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.9 and 31.2 shares as of march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025, respectively
      -1,427,800,000                                                                
        additional paid-in capital
      1,904,400,000 1,897,600,000 1,891,189,000 1,883,944,000 1,879,428,000 1,872,577,000 1,861,511,000 1,846,062,000 1,837,647,000 1,901,621,000 1,896,081,000 1,889,234,000 1,876,168,000 1,866,201,000 1,852,249,000 1,841,925,000 1,831,497,000 1,812,244,000 1,798,549,000 1,789,863,000 1,775,320,000 1,759,668,000 1,741,538,000 1,735,826,000 1,731,884,000 1,725,091,000 1,716,682,000 1,710,711,000 1,702,940,000 1,691,190,000 1,685,136,000 1,676,172,000 1,668,583,000 1,663,367,000 1,658,574,000 1,647,401,000 1,643,449,000 1,639,303,000 1,634,546,000 1,629,540,000 1,626,024,000 1,621,732,000 1,618,163,000 1,613,585,000 1,610,390,000 1,607,059,000 1,603,162,000 1,599,230,000 1,596,544,000 1,594,925,000 1,592,149,000 1,589,462,000 1,587,202,000 1,577,043,000 1,570,802,000 1,563,971,000 1,557,211,000 1,553,699,000 1,548,659,000 1,539,148,000 1,530,789,000 1,513,985,000 1,510,521,000 1,506,012,000 
        retained earnings
      2,363,700,000 2,295,600,000 2,251,159,000 2,431,819,000 2,392,160,000 2,340,203,000 2,354,276,000 2,400,196,000 2,353,440,000 2,295,604,000 2,516,218,000 2,472,281,000 2,452,858,000 2,383,341,000 2,287,683,000 2,164,734,000 2,154,563,000 2,132,257,000 2,020,346,000 1,936,427,000 1,831,241,000 1,777,729,000 1,656,639,000 1,579,931,000 1,624,773,000 1,616,357,000 1,562,856,000 1,492,356,000 1,425,426,000 1,340,636,000 1,086,537,000 937,452,000 835,807,000 1,031,612,000 862,954,000 705,615,000 636,841,000 570,626,000 501,704,000 451,378,000 391,247,000 179,311,000 126,721,000 90,240,000                     
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      13,000,000     -42,543,000 1,671,000 -13,748,000 4,710,000 9,962,000     4,187,000                                                  
        total shareholders' equity
      2,855,500,000 2,785,400,000 2,718,507,000 2,880,211,000 2,848,634,000 2,890,443,000 2,957,768,000 3,011,552,000 2,974,834,000 2,996,276,000 3,225,181,000 3,209,772,000 3,193,492,000 3,110,807,000 3,069,318,000 3,023,584,000 3,072,317,000 3,094,734,000 3,009,623,000                                              
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
      6,815,000,000 6,751,700,000 7,069,959,000 7,270,072,000 7,177,138,000 7,143,264,000 7,314,330,000 8,189,442,000 7,615,950,000 7,680,987,000 8,388,335,000 8,392,600,000 8,584,854,000 8,756,220,000 8,712,616,000 8,606,677,000 8,611,388,000 8,613,766,000 8,504,758,000                                              
        other intangible assets
       411,600,000    492,878,000    883,671,000    999,722,000    946,731,000    691,549,000    770,904,000    897,191,000    920,124,000   1,075,431,000    1,262,572,000    910,774,000    502,388,000   580,845,000 603,883,000 630,154,000 665,998,000 701,450,000 737,560,000 774,180,000 697,765,000 731,065,000 723,144,000 759,092,000 794,805,000 830,521,000 
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177.0 and 176.5 shares issued as of december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       2,300,000                                                               
        treasury shares, at cost, 31.2 and 27.0 shares as of december 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
       -1,402,700,000                                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
       -7,400,000 -23,451,000 -35,161,000 -42,660,000      -4,307,000 -4,154,000 -13,064,000 -16,264,000  -6,719,000 -16,282,000 -19,560,000 -26,906,000 -30,475,000 -33,545,000 -49,535,000 -41,153,000 -39,971,000 -36,476,000 -20,484,000 -13,598,000 -20,598,000 -16,035,000 -26,178,000 -18,961,000 -32,914,000 -55,648,000 -63,164,000 -50,398,000 -33,455,000 -34,067,000 -50,709,000 -42,248,000 -42,485,000 -25,990,000 -24,046,000 -7,358,000  -11,748,000 -11,380,000 -29,254,000 -31,013,000 -33,107,000 -39,144,000 -31,686,000 -30,345,000 -39,406,000 -24,386,000 -22,598,000 -23,259,000 -23,224,000 -26,898,000 -24,662,000 -25,650,000 -27,458,000 -29,927,000 -32,082,000 -35,813,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,569,868 and 2,561,335 as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        430,137,000                                                              
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 176,907 and 176,541 shares issued as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        2,261,000                                                              
        treasury shares, at cost, 31,230 and 26,994 shares as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        -1,402,651,000                                                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,562,191 and 2,561,335 as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         453,582,000                                                             
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 176,868 and 176,541 shares issued as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         2,260,000                                                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 31,230 and 26,994 shares as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
         -1,402,651,000                                                             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,581,634 and 2,561,335 as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          476,032,000                                                            
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 176,548 and 176,541 shares issued as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          2,257,000                                                            
        treasury shares, at cost, 30,529 and 26,994 shares as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
          -1,382,551,000                                                            
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 176,541 and 175,832 shares issued as of december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           2,257,000                                                           
        treasury shares, at cost, 26,994 and 25,090 shares as of december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
           -1,282,051,000                                                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,537,953 and 2,522,760 as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            515,733,000                                                          
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 176,454 and 175,832 shares issued as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            2,256,000                                                          
        treasury shares, at cost, 26,427 and 25,090 shares as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
            -1,261,946,000                                                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,600,447 and 2,522,760 as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             806,977,000                                                         
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 176,321 and 175,832 shares issued as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             2,254,000                                                         
        treasury shares, at cost, 25,365 and 25,090 shares as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
             -1,223,212,000                                                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,561,367 and 2,522,760 as of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              845,555,000                                                        
        current portion of long-term debt, finance lease and other financing obligations
              2,340,000  1,888,000 1,809,000 198,696,000 256,471,000 6,536,000 6,566,000 6,694,000 6,833,000 6,632,000 7,281,000 9,678,000 757,205,000 7,049,000 407,042,000 7,095,000 6,918,000 7,863,000 13,582,000 13,660,000                                    
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 175,839 and 175,832 shares issued as of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              2,249,000                                                        
        treasury shares, at cost, 25,365 and 25,090 shares as of march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
              -1,223,212,000                                                        
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 175,832 and 175,207 shares issued as of december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               2,249,000                                                       
        treasury shares, at cost, 25,090 and 22,781 shares as of december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
               -1,213,160,000                                                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,484,206 and 2,352,813 as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                921,444,000                                                      
        finance lease and other financing obligations, less current portion
                23,456,000 23,771,000 24,471,000 24,742,000 25,180,000 25,623,000 26,347,000 26,564,000 27,000,000 27,220,000 27,605,000 27,931,000 28,360,000 28,243,000 28,280,000 28,810,000 29,415,000 30,141,000 30,864,000                                    
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 175,819 and 175,207 shares issued as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                2,249,000                                                      
        treasury shares, at cost, 24,260 and 22,781 shares as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                -1,185,060,000                                                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,444,191 and 2,352,813 as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 961,180,000                                                     
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 175,793 and 175,207 shares issued as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 2,249,000                                                     
        treasury shares, at cost, 23,371 and 22,781 shares as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                 -1,149,838,000                                                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,393,587 and 2,352,813 as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  959,469,000                                                    
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 175,298 and 175,207 shares issued as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  2,243,000                                                    
        treasury shares, at cost, 22,781 and 22,781 shares as of march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                  -1,124,713,000                                                    
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 175,207 and 174,287 shares issued as of december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   2,242,000                                                   
        treasury shares, at cost, 22,781 and 16,438 shares as of december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                   -1,124,713,000                                                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,361,199 and 2,277,393 as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    1,103,256,000                                                  
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 174,983 and 174,287 shares issued as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    2,240,000                                                  
        treasury shares, at cost, 21,615 and 16,438 shares as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                    -1,077,041,000                                                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,351,560 and 2,277,393 as of june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     904,929,000                                                 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 174,924 and 174,287 shares issued as of june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     2,239,000                                                 
        treasury shares, at cost, 19,269 and 16,438 shares as of june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                     -978,595,000                                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,314,755 and 2,277,393 as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      907,315,000                                                
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 174,583 and 174,287 shares issued as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      2,236,000                                                
        treasury shares, at cost, 17,576 and 16,438 shares as of march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                      -899,697,000                                                
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 174,287 and 173,266 shares issued as of december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       2,232,000                                               
        treasury shares, at cost, 16,438 and 15,631 shares as of december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                       -832,439,000                                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,245,877 and 2,145,634 as of september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        859,367,000                                              
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 174,079 and 173,266 shares issued as of september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                        2,230,000                                              
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 shares as of september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                        -784,596,000                                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,211,355 and 2,145,634 as of june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         892,521,000                                             
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 174,005 and 173,266 shares issued as of june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                         2,229,000                                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 shares as of june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                         -784,596,000                                             
        total shareholders’ equity
                         2,913,448,000 2,790,643,000 2,705,486,000 2,574,644,000 2,493,405,000 2,537,797,000 2,573,755,000 2,602,888,000 2,617,063,000 2,564,371,000 2,608,434,000 2,355,498,000 2,522,807,000 2,450,941,000 2,345,626,000 2,182,525,000 2,020,257,000 1,942,007,000 1,854,237,000 1,787,959,000 1,716,289,000 1,668,576,000 1,446,397,000 1,404,327,000 1,367,632,000 1,302,892,000 1,223,897,000 1,114,116,000 1,211,166,000 1,141,588,000 1,242,694,000 1,175,631,000 1,217,196,000 1,222,294,000 1,170,180,000 1,124,218,000 1,090,600,000 1,044,951,000 1,013,381,000 984,325,000 1,008,435,000 1,007,781,000 919,852,000 962,619,000 871,855,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                         8,418,358,000 7,945,192,000 7,844,202,000 7,559,494,000 7,084,885,000 6,812,818,000 6,834,519,000 6,843,574,000 6,852,117,000 6,793,511,000 6,797,687,000 6,664,315,000 6,806,935,000 6,782,876,000 6,641,525,000 6,537,937,000 6,330,571,000 6,240,976,000 6,250,993,000 6,288,921,000 6,361,275,000 6,337,255,000 5,136,603,000 5,136,975,000 5,140,730,000 5,116,609,000 3,880,640,000 3,550,224,000 3,631,397,000 3,498,824,000 3,558,974,000 3,469,039,000 3,667,875,000 3,648,391,000 3,627,541,000 3,588,543,000 3,554,031,000 3,456,651,000 3,508,801,000 3,366,330,000 3,501,815,000 3,387,997,000 3,339,466,000 3,294,822,000 3,520,231,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,176,498 and 2,145,634 as of march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          676,072,000                                            
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 173,533 and 173,266 shares issued as of march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020, respectively
                          2,223,000                                            
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 shares as of march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                          -784,596,000                                            
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 173,266 and 172,561 shares issued as of december 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           2,220,000                                           
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 and 14,733 shares as of december 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           -784,596,000                                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,137,916 and 2,039,436 as of september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            715,797,000                                          
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 172,875 and 172,561 shares issued, as of september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            2,216,000                                          
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 and 14,733 shares as of september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                            -784,596,000                                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,105,318 and 2,039,436 as of june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             706,102,000                                         
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 172,844 and 172,561 shares issued, as of june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             2,215,000                                         
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 and 14,733 shares as of june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                             -784,596,000                                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,072,227 and 2,039,436 as of march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              738,244,000                                        
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 172,596 and 172,561 shares issued, as of march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              2,212,000                                        
        treasury shares, at cost, 15,631 and 14,733 shares as of march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019, respectively
                              -784,596,000                                        
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized and 172,561 and 171,719 shares issued as of december 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                               2,212,000                                       
        treasury shares, at cost, 14,733 and 7,571 shares as of december 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                               -749,421,000                                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,004,646 and 1,896,861 as of september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                790,692,000                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 172,427 and 171,719 shares issued, as of september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                2,211,000                                      
        treasury shares, at cost, 13,084 and 7,571 shares as of september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                -665,263,000                                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,968,741 and 1,896,861 as of june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 826,144,000                                     
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 172,325 and 171,719 shares issued, as of june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 2,209,000                                     
        treasury shares, at cost, 10,986 and 7,571 shares as of june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                 -567,615,000                                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,932,710 and 1,896,861 as of march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  861,527,000                                    
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 shares authorized, and 171,987 and 171,719 shares issued, as of march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  2,206,000                                    
        treasury shares, at cost, 10,607 and 7,571 shares as of march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018, respectively
                                  -550,166,000                                    
        current portion of long-term debt, capital lease and other financing obligations
                                   14,561,000 13,378,000 11,044,000 8,178,000 15,720,000 13,176,000 7,363,000 14,643,000 14,475,000 139,203,000 263,898,000 300,439,000 69,557,000 144,532,000 170,031,000 145,979,000 168,379,000 7,984,000 7,475,000 8,100,000 14,078,000 13,775,000 212,867,000 12,878,000 13,533,000 13,710,000 13,816,000 13,741,000 48,680,000 13,665,000 17,081,000 16,779,000 17,643,000 17,621,000 245,709,000 
        capital lease and other financing obligations, less current portion
                                   30,618,000 24,548,000 26,098,000 27,735,000 28,739,000 29,990,000 31,260,000 32,369,000 33,255,000 34,341,000 35,282,000 36,219,000 43,814,000 46,100,000 47,154,000 45,113,000 46,525,000 47,359,000 48,089,000 48,845,000 49,747,000 50,562,000 51,073,000 43,425,000 42,565,000 42,427,000 43,260,000 43,478,000 43,896,000 44,804,000 39,314,000 39,544,000 40,022,000 39,593,000 39,981,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 and 400,000 shares authorized and 171,719 and 178,437 shares issued as of december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                   2,203,000                                   
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,571 and 7,076 shares as of december 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                   -399,417,000                                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,861,241 and 1,767,001 as of september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                    808,666,000                                  
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 and 400,000 shares authorized, and 171,718 and 178,437 shares issued, as of september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                    2,203,000                                  
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,571 and 7,076 shares as of september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                    -399,417,000                                  
        assets held for sale
                                     118,813,000                          238,000 238,000 238,000 559,000 238,000 238,000 238,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,827,719 and 1,767,001 as of june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                     840,477,000                                 
        liabilities held for sale
                                     47,889,000                                 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 and 400,000 shares authorized, and 171,634 and 178,437 shares issued, as of june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                     2,202,000                                 
        treasury shares, at cost, 1,137 and 7,076 shares as of june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                     -60,105,000                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,802,070 and 1,767,001 as of march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                      885,569,000                                
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 177,069 and 400,000 shares authorized, and 171,419 and 178,437 shares issued, as of march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017, respectively
                                      2,199,000                                
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,076 shares as of december 31, 2017
                                                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued
                                       2,289,000 2,289,000 2,289,000 2,289,000                            
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,076 and 7,557 shares as of december 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                       -288,478,000                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,727,644 and 1,607,269 as of september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                        958,972,000                              
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,140 and 7,557 shares as of september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                        -290,894,000                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,647,521 and 1,607,269 as of march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                         1,036,054,000                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,427 and 7,557 shares as of march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016, respectively
                                         -301,593,000                             
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,557 and 8,038 shares as of december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                          -306,505,000                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,564,503 and 1,412,931 as of september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                           1,118,861,000                           
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                           2,289,000                           
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,577 and 8,038 shares as of september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                           -307,272,000                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,513,941 and 1,412,931 as of june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                            1,168,301,000                          
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                            2,289,000                          
        treasury shares, at cost, 7,605 and 8,038 shares as of june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                            -308,332,000                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,463,378 and 1,412,931 as of march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                             1,217,720,000                         
        pension and post-retirement benefit obligations
                                             35,414,000 34,314,000 33,086,000 33,157,000 33,099,000 35,799,000 32,343,000 19,568,000 19,234,000 19,508,000 26,417,000 26,433,000 26,561,000 32,747,000 22,506,000 21,876,000 22,449,000 22,287,000 26,523,000 25,745,000 34,867,000 43,021,000 47,343,000 49,077,000 48,786,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                             2,289,000                         
        treasury shares, at cost, 8,024 and 8,038 shares as of march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                                             -324,433,000                         
        property, plant and equipment, at cost
                                              1,168,667,000 1,108,142,000 1,064,365,000 1,016,849,000 975,543,000 786,325,000 752,636,000 713,989,000  656,117,000 639,055,000 623,085,000             
        accumulated depreciation
                                              -474,512,000 -457,122,000 -435,261,000 -408,500,000 -386,059,000 -366,864,000 -360,166,000 -345,391,000 -331,033,000 -319,893,000 -307,752,000 -296,078,000 -283,792,000 -283,812,000 -270,852,000 -261,597,000 -254,116,000 -244,707,000 -234,030,000 -223,816,000 -216,109,000 -207,440,000 -199,555,000 -190,652,000 
        deferred financing costs
                                              38,345,000 27,029,000 27,733,000 30,220,000 29,102,000 18,459,000 17,329,000 18,231,000 19,132,000 20,084,000 21,014,000 21,073,000 22,119,000 23,311,000 24,365,000 25,421,000 26,477,000 27,533,000 28,590,000 23,656,000 25,742,000 27,794,000 29,929,000 36,973,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of december 31, 2015 and 2014
                                              2,289,000                        
        treasury shares, at cost, 8,038 and 9,120 shares as of december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                              -324,994,000                        
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,362,367 and 1,226,299 as of september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                               779,317,000                       
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                               2,289,000                       
        treasury shares, at cost, 8,256 and 9,120 shares as of september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                               -332,889,000                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,317,183 and 1,226,299 as of june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                823,673,000                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                2,289,000                      
        treasury shares, at cost, 8,324 and 9,120 shares as of june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                -335,488,000                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,272,108 and 1,226,299 as of march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                 867,853,000                     
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                 2,289,000                     
        treasury shares, at cost, 8,647 and 9,120 shares as of march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                                                 -347,849,000                     
        accumulated other comprehensive income/
                                                 9,367,000                     
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                  2,289,000                    
        treasury shares, at cost, 9,120 and 6,462 shares as of december 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively
                                                  -365,272,000                    
        retained earnings/
                                                  67,233,000 9,122,000                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,180,157 and 1,079,595 as of september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                   592,920,000                   
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                   2,289,000                   
        treasury shares, at cost, 9,687 and 6,462 shares as of september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                   -383,193,000                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,144,172 and 1,079,595 as of june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                    513,427,000                  
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                    2,289,000                  
        treasury shares, at cost, 10,075 and 6,462 shares as of june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                    -395,424,000                  
        accumulated deficit
                                                    -66,657,000 -128,618,000 -187,792,000 -245,680,000 -288,364,000 -290,494,000 -316,368,000 -384,624,000 -426,130,000 -452,248,000 -491,164,000 -515,543,000 -541,790,000 -507,163,000 -497,638,000 -566,248,000 -517,859,000 -600,378,000 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,111,611 and 1,079,595 as of march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                     498,442,000                 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 shares issued as of march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                     2,289,000                 
        treasury shares, at cost, 6,231 and 6,462 shares as of march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                                                     -230,722,000                 
        property, plant and equipment at cost
                                                      675,690,000    611,991,000 613,915,000 605,994,000 600,684,000 594,050,000 576,076,000 518,567,000 494,810,000 450,922,000 432,301,000 415,739,000 404,018,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,437 and 178,392 shares issued as of december 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                      2,289,000                
        treasury shares, at cost, 6,462 and 381 shares as of december 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                      -236,346,000                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,045,922 and 945,208 as of september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                       521,537,000               
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,434 and 178,392 shares issued as of september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                       2,289,000               
        treasury shares, at cost, 2,161 and 381 shares as of september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                       -69,696,000               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,012,244 and 945,208 as of june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                        551,171,000              
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,434 and 178,392 shares issued as of june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                        2,289,000              
        treasury shares, at cost, 3,048 and 381 shares as of june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                        -98,757,000              
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,434 and 178,392 shares issued as of march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                         2,289,000             
        treasury shares, at cost, 1,656 and 381 shares as of march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012, respectively
                                                         -53,716,000             
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000 shares authorized; 178,392 and 176,467 shares issued as of december 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                          2,289,000            
        treasury shares, at cost, 381 and 12 shares as of december 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                          -11,423,000            
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 178,001,003 and 176,466,849 shares issued as of september 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                           2,283,000           
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of september 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                           -136,000           
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 177,642,488 and 176,466,849 shares issued as of june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                            2,280,000          
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                            -136,000          
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 177,097,565 and 176,466,849 shares issued as of march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011, respectively
                                                             2,272,000         
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                             -136,000         
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 176,466,849 and 173,522,647 shares issued as of december 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                              2,264,000        
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of december 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                              -136,000        
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 176,110,364 and 173,522,647 shares issued as of september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                               2,259,000       
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                               -136,000       
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 175,664,892 and 173,522,647 shares issued as of june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                2,254,000      
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                -136,000      
        long-term debt, less current portion
                                                                 1,875,328,000 1,833,370,000 1,856,143,000 1,781,424,000 1,856,595,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 174,408,720 and 173,522,647 shares issued as of march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                 2,236,000     
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                 -136,000     
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 173,522,647 and 144,068,541 shares issued as of december 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                  2,224,000    
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                  -136,000    
        due from sca
                                                                      
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 171,412,366 and 144,068,541 shares issued as of september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                   2,195,000   
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                   -136,000   
        due from parent
                                                                   -17,000 -17,000 -17,000 
        accrued profit sharing
                                                                    326,000 596,000 
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 171,091,797 and 144,068,541 shares issued as of june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                    2,192,000  
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                    -136,000  
        ordinary shares, €0.01 nominal value per share, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 170,738,332 and 144,068,541 shares issued as of march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                     2,187,000 
        treasury shares, at cost, 11,973 shares as of march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                     -136,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 
                                                                         
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                         
          net income
        87,100,000 63,236,000 -162,523,000 60,668,000 69,919,000 5,787,000 -25,034,000 71,703,000 76,021,000 -202,238,000 62,801,000 49,111,000 86,417,000 113,150,000 140,253,000 34,841,000 22,441,000 111,972,000 84,959,000 112,916,000 53,733,000 121,667,000 76,729,000 -42,541,000 8,431,000 53,538,000 70,675,000 73,436,000 85,065,000 254,099,000 149,118,000 105,288,000 90,490,000 169,129,000 88,035,000 79,457,000 71,736,000 66,527,000 69,785,000 65,510,000 60,612,000 218,289,000 53,152,000 40,900,000 35,355,000 69,520,000 81,963,000 63,893,000 68,373,000 67,067,000 66,022,000 20,371,000 34,665,000           82,519,000 27,310,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          depreciation
        34,000,000 48,547,000 53,353,000 33,338,000 40,962,000 66,423,000 33,696,000 33,493,000 33,523,000 36,228,000 33,317,000 32,612,000 30,948,000 32,622,000 31,680,000 31,351,000 31,531,000 30,598,000 31,528,000 31,636,000 31,197,000 31,464,000 28,928,000 30,609,000 34,679,000 31,508,000 29,172,000 27,974,000 27,208,000 26,496,000 26,073,000 25,590,000 27,855,000 27,307,000 27,212,000 26,007,000 28,795,000 29,254,000 26,304,000 25,346,000 25,999,000 24,889,000 22,354,000 26,966,000 21,842,000 20,643,000 14,952,000 14,606,000 15,603,000 12,855,000 12,673,000 12,317,000 13,044,000 13,896,000 13,080,000 12,868,000 14,844,000 11,538,000 11,403,000 10,630,000 10,802,000 9,156,000 9,141,000 9,527,000 10,804,000 
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        1,100,000 1,160,000 1,181,000 1,179,000 1,180,000 1,224,000 1,317,000 1,631,000 1,562,000 1,662,000 1,689,000 1,687,000 1,734,000 1,713,000 1,823,000 1,717,000 1,716,000 1,716,000 1,716,000 1,715,000 1,711,000 1,828,000 1,763,000 1,632,000 1,631,000 2,231,000 1,855,000 1,882,000 1,836,000 1,837,000 1,837,000 1,838,000 1,805,000                                 
          loss on sale of business
         198,000 6,286,000 3,916,000 -11,361,000                                                            
          share-based compensation
        6,800,000 6,388,000 7,245,000 4,516,000 6,851,000 11,066,000 15,449,000 3,811,000 8,133,000 5,540,000 6,847,000 10,401,000 7,206,000 7,611,000 8,441,000 9,199,000 6,540,000 6,792,000 7,396,000 6,376,000 5,099,000 4,913,000 4,622,000 3,506,000 6,084,000 3,569,000 2,763,000 6,485,000 5,940,000 6,012,000 6,311,000 6,412,000 5,090,000 4,713,000 5,097,000 6,057,000 3,952,000 4,146,000 4,757,000 5,006,000 3,516,000 4,233,000 3,512,000 4,394,000 3,187,000 3,065,000 3,569,000 3,766,000 2,585,000 1,609,000 2,756,000 2,653,000 1,949,000 7,464,000 2,552,000 2,782,000 1,916,000 942,000 2,417,000 2,617,000 2,036,000 1,762,000 1,790,000 1,805,000 20,064,000 
          amortization of intangible assets
        15,700,000 18,838,000 19,601,000 21,184,000 20,577,000 23,412,000 44,732,000 39,085,000 38,515,000 38,553,000 39,970,000 54,563,000 40,774,000 39,302,000 40,313,000 36,805,000 37,367,000 32,637,000 34,571,000 34,857,000 32,064,000 31,152,000 32,562,000 32,743,000 33,092,000 34,807,000 35,905,000 36,031,000 36,143,000 35,752,000 33,911,000 34,594,000 35,069,000 39,472,000 40,317,000 41,003,000 40,258,000 49,926,000 50,562,000 50,563,000 50,447,000 50,564,000 45,184,000 45,075,000 45,809,000 46,142,000 35,985,000 32,561,000 32,016,000 33,681,000 33,670,000               
          deferred income taxes
        10,000,000 817,000 -18,284,000 23,914,000 -6,647,000 2,535,000 -241,999,000 3,482,000 2,574,000 -66,482,000 -1,126,000 6,958,000 6,491,000 -4,094,000 8,524,000 -4,871,000 -340,000 -3,200,000 5,000,000 -7,200,000 130,000 -33,300,000 -13,100,000 5,600,000 -4,100,000 7,310,000 7,100,000 8,100,000 5,113,000 -153,615,000 -2,719,000 11,630,000 636,000 -68,593,000 2,832,000 5,604,000 3,400,000 -7,362,000 107,000 10,052,000 5,547,000 -190,246,000 4,393,000 5,487,000 1,357,000 -45,876,000 -29,975,000 12,217,000 4,478,000 1,113,000 11,977,000 5,474,000 7,147,000 -69,146,000 12,270,000 17,263,000 13,232,000 3,094,000 16,385,000 10,482,000 18,701,000 -4,131,000 9,495,000 11,394,000 7,509,000 
          loss on equity investments
        100,000     812,000 -1,142,000 1,019,000 13,287,000 33,000                                                        
          other non-cash loss
        1,800,000 17,549,000 13,632,000                                                               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of divestitures:
                                                                         
          accounts receivable
        -34,300,000 45,243,000 62,017,000 -61,959,000 -34,101,000 86,195,000 39,872,000 -50,284,000 -19,156,000 27,629,000 5,277,000 -12,675,000 -17,370,000 -20,375,000 14,228,000 -53,024,000 -49,821,000 18,234,000 31,566,000 -35,708,000 -62,198,000 -11,463,000 -119,367,000 92,704,000 21,458,000 38,724,000 41,656,000 -2,538,000 -51,237,000 43,734,000 -8,316,000 913,000 -71,208,000 13,340,000 -4,245,000 -32,510,000 -32,915,000 32,360,000 2,917,000 -10,056,000 -58,234,000 55,639,000 17,364,000 -10,955,000 -43,430,000 30,891,000 -8,134,000 2,770,000 -51,814,000 12,016,000 6,397,000 -22,788,000 -29,061,000 40,935,000 6,948,000 -12,807,000 -28,218,000 23,530,000 6,098,000 -1,467,000 -39,279,000 4,116,000 11,475,000 -5,489,000 -27,508,000 
          inventories
        13,000,000 23,685,000 -13,622,000 23,623,000 -47,986,000 -3,217,000 16,231,000 11,835,000 -8,677,000 -27,555,000 -23,564,000 -5,349,000 -13,687,000 32,697,000 -7,680,000 -16,375,000 -53,004,000 -26,310,000 -47,987,000 -28,807,000 -16,857,000 -12,817,000 53,336,000 25,467,000 -7,596,000 -3,732,000 -9,388,000 -5,987,000 8,183,000 9,925,000 -30,238,000 -21,562,000 -13,570,000 1,357,000 -36,135,000 -4,987,000 -17,354,000 -16,876,000 -26,848,000 -3,882,000 10,106,000 25,557,000 -8,713,000 14,152,000 9,530,000 -14,605,000 -32,072,000 -22,923,000 -7,873,000 -1,790,000 -8,230,000 -1,529,000 4,213,000 11,637,000 5,097,000 8,275,000 -2,918,000 8,473,000 -5,023,000 -19,140,000 -4,217,000 1,349,000 -671,000 -8,778,000 -7,474,000 
          prepaid expenses and other
        -4,100,000                                                                 
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        -8,200,000 -9,972,000 -15,785,000 17,625,000 64,832,000 -111,648,000 -10,104,000 41,245,000 -29,447,000 -52,344,000 11,297,000 -12,079,000 -27,586,000 30,002,000 -45,839,000 43,279,000 13,488,000 -9,546,000 -23,885,000 42,355,000 26,409,000 101,418,000 88,528,000 -79,505,000 -19,962,000 5,529,000 -12,935,000 -12,240,000 -14,917,000 -35,711,000 60,652,000 -24,350,000 47,780,000 -16,303,000 13,024,000 416,000 26,704,000 -54,803,000 14,377,000 -22,945,000 41,939,000 -46,874,000 13,152,000 -22,853,000 18,541,000 -22,575,000 -1,617,000 -6,545,000 49,926,000 -26,562,000 17,434,000 9,715,000 23,315,000 -19,346,000 -20,376,000 -21,755,000 47,600,000 -34,884,000 7,537,000 -23,808,000 34,757,000 -5,865,000 9,600,000 -18,599,000 18,038,000 
          income taxes payable
        -500,000 -18,517,000 -4,261,000 1,676,000 2,602,000 9,241,000 1,346,000 -10,908,000 1,809,000 3,469,000 -3,521,000 -18,949,000 6,882,000 1,285,000 27,589,000 -4,116,000 -7,268,000 -5,013,000 7,167,000 4,165,000 2,283,000 7,787,000 10,562,000 -18,524,000 -15,844,000 280,000 4,269,000 -1,460,000 -781,000 8,557,000 3,130,000 -2,809,000 -9,231,000 4,513,000 1,919,000 -1,876,000 3,099,000 4,423,000 -1,571,000 -1,101,000 -3,689,000 7,362,000 728,000 6,555,000 -193,000 2,846,000 -3,891,000 -495,000 2,389,000 -6,404,000 1,185,000 5,191,000 -3,071,000 2,202,000 948,000 1,747,000 -2,025,000 -688,000 -1,449,000 -740,000 591,000 -2,415,000 219,000 1,874,000 -1,207,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        122,500,000 201,529,000 159,868,000 140,904,000 119,199,000 170,713,000 130,891,000 143,456,000 106,487,000 105,098,000 138,935,000 115,754,000 96,888,000 224,860,000 93,845,000 94,533,000 47,355,000 160,925,000 125,295,000 163,420,000 104,511,000 266,437,000 123,066,000 71,728,000 98,544,000 186,035,000 181,361,000 139,473,000 112,693,000 200,424,000 166,226,000 130,658,000 123,255,000 185,367,000 138,430,000 114,148,000 119,701,000 125,174,000 149,720,000 110,429,000 136,202,000 169,418,000 151,514,000 109,089,000 103,110,000 102,421,000 62,772,000 111,979,000 105,396,000 87,072,000 128,640,000 95,304,000 84,822,000 112,655,000 94,882,000 74,822,000 114,954,000 83,511,000 101,151,000 39,275,000 81,930,000 98,368,000 112,924,000 53,159,000 35,595,000 
          capital expenditures
        -17,900,000 -49,614,000 -23,626,000 -25,385,000 -32,575,000 -31,796,000 -39,571,000 -45,058,000 -42,130,000 -48,385,000 -51,780,000 -47,562,000 -36,882,000 -39,640,000 -36,355,000 -38,358,000 -35,711,000 -43,993,000 -36,838,000 -36,400,000 -27,172,000 -26,780,000 -23,242,000 -27,150,000 -29,547,000 -38,053,000 -41,657,000 -39,859,000 -41,690,000 -48,512,000 -44,974,000 -35,363,000 -30,938,000 -41,048,000 -36,344,000 -34,133,000 -33,059,000 -35,633,000 -30,118,000 -30,231,000 -34,235,000 -46,953,000 -43,442,000 -48,923,000 -37,878,000 -43,107,000 -33,905,000 -39,891,000 -27,308,000 -27,261,000 -21,670,000 -19,597,000 -14,256,000 -18,210,000 -9,095,000 -11,547,000 -15,934,000 -25,770,000 -23,613,000 -18,363,000 -22,061,000 -17,823,000 -17,187,000 -12,218,000 -5,684,000 
          free cash flows
        104,600,000 151,915,000 136,242,000 115,519,000 86,624,000 138,917,000 91,320,000 98,398,000 64,357,000 56,713,000 87,155,000 68,192,000 60,006,000 185,220,000 57,490,000 56,175,000 11,644,000 116,932,000 88,457,000 127,020,000 77,339,000 239,657,000 99,824,000 44,578,000 68,997,000 147,982,000 139,704,000 99,614,000 71,003,000 151,912,000 121,252,000 95,295,000 92,317,000 144,319,000 102,086,000 80,015,000 86,642,000 89,541,000 119,602,000 80,198,000 101,967,000 122,465,000 108,072,000 60,166,000 65,232,000 59,314,000 28,867,000 72,088,000 78,088,000 59,811,000 106,970,000 75,707,000 70,566,000 94,445,000 85,787,000 63,275,000 99,020,000 57,741,000 77,538,000 20,912,000 59,869,000 80,545,000 95,737,000 40,941,000 29,911,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                         
          additions to property, plant and equipment and capitalized software
        -17,900,000 -49,614,000 -23,626,000 -25,385,000 -32,575,000 -31,796,000 -39,571,000 -45,058,000 -42,130,000 -48,385,000 -51,780,000 -47,562,000 -36,882,000 -39,640,000 -36,355,000 -38,358,000 -35,711,000 -43,993,000 -36,838,000 -36,400,000 -27,172,000 -26,780,000 -23,242,000 -27,150,000 -29,547,000 -38,053,000 -41,657,000 -39,859,000 -41,690,000 -48,512,000 -44,974,000 -35,363,000 -30,938,000 -41,048,000 -36,344,000 -34,133,000 -33,059,000 -35,633,000 -30,118,000 -30,231,000 -34,235,000 -46,953,000 -43,442,000 -48,923,000 -37,878,000 -43,107,000 -33,905,000 -39,891,000 -27,308,000 -27,261,000 -21,670,000 -19,597,000 -14,256,000 -18,210,000 -9,095,000 -11,547,000 -15,934,000 -25,770,000 -23,613,000 -18,363,000 -22,061,000 -17,823,000 -17,187,000 -12,218,000 -5,684,000 
          proceeds from the sale of business, net of cash sold
          10,000,000 25,635,000      5,000,000 14,000,000                                                     
          other
        1,400,000 -136,000 761,000 744,000 431,000 -11,941,000 3,887,000 801,000 1,447,000 -9,965,000 -539,000 -3,647,000 32,000 -10,278,000 -5,028,000 -825,000 2,250,000 -2,817,000 -1,285,000 521,000 -2,952,000 4,213,000 1,077,000 1,763,000 -5,194,000 -268,000 -6,829,000 1,950,000 908,000 -6,542,000 -3,128,000 -2,601,000 -483,000 3,093,000 1,706,000 -2,962,000 -2,308,000 2,572,000 -7,457,000 591,000 -2,709,000 7,110,000 -4,892,000 11,602,000 -15,111,000 1,024,000 -4,520,000 9,137,000 -8,611,000 -394,000 -548,000 -250,000 -5,978,000 1,002,000 874,000 1,560,000 -1,150,000 -4,712,000 -14,694,000 -1,772,000 120,000 10,722,000 1,994,000 -2,279,000 2,688,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -16,500,000 -51,438,000 -10,756,000 -26,732,000 -6,874,000 -34,391,000 100,428,000 -43,064,000 -42,130,000 -47,391,000 -51,780,000 -42,952,000 -22,882,000 -38,683,000 -422,103,000 -38,931,000 -90,853,000 -365,989,000 -27,000,000 -440,068,000 -49,037,000 -23,624,000 -97,973,000 -27,659,000 -32,836,000 -48,253,000 -77,599,000 -40,554,000 -42,371,000 -280,467,000 104,162,000 -30,363,000 -30,938,000 -43,048,000 -36,133,000 -31,419,000 -30,122,000 -35,633,000 -30,017,000 -21,533,000 -87,595,000 -1,039,151,000 -43,340,000 -48,923,000 -34,955,000 -1,038,320,000 -215,345,000 -93,228,000 -83,172,000 -38,442,000 -16,344,000 -19,597,000 -13,267,000 -31,241,000 -7,995,000 -7,790,000 -15,475,000 -33,245,000 -344,125,000 -18,755,000 -158,333,000 -17,823,000 -17,187,000 -12,086,000 -5,452,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                         
          payment of employee restricted stock tax withholdings
        -1,600,000  -655,000 -3,451,000 -61,000  -2,766,000 -6,851,000 -129,000 -213,000 -597,000 -11,347,000 -123,000 -691,000 -257,000 -7,442,000 -135,000 -61,000 -1,039,000 -7,727,000 -221,000 -576,000 -21,000 -2,299,000 -15,000 -37,000 -175,000 -6,503,000 -275,000 -1,000                                    
          payments on debt
        -400,000 -350,658,000 -334,000 -523,000 -685,000 -1,015,000 -700,289,000 -287,000 -279,000 -400,257,000 -250,000 -197,446,000 -250,944,000 -2,733,000 -502,304,000 -2,733,000 -2,931,000 -2,495,000 -2,879,000 -5,136,000 -752,753,000 -2,346,000 -401,964,000 -2,229,000 -2,375,000 -3,415,000 -452,942,000 -4,091,000 -4,157,000 -1,559,000 -1,690,000 -1,079,000 -11,325,000 -929,095,000 -2,118,000 -1,219,000 -11,122,000 -38,558,000 -129,019,000 -128,371,000 -40,308,000 -29,572,000 -78,422,000 -1,123,695,000 -768,568,000 -35,382,000 -1,702,000 -36,709,000 -2,582,000 -1,849,000 -3,158,000 -703,362,000 -3,296,000 -3,596,000 -3,250,000 -3,254,000 -3,249,000 -3,255,000        
          dividends paid
        -17,500,000 -17,463,000 -17,481,000 -17,555,000 -17,901,000 -17,944,000 -18,118,000 -18,092,000 -18,056,000 -18,163,000 -18,267,000 -18,336,000 -16,777,000 -16,801,000 -17,046,000                                                   
          payments to repurchase ordinary shares
        -25,100,000 -20,100,000 -100,500,000 -21,592,000 -37,247,000 -10,052,000 -28,108,000 -35,214,000   -50,371,000 -97,624,000 -77,021,000 -67,258,000     -35,175,000 -84,158,000 -97,648,000 -17,449,000 -150,749,000 -335,671,000   -93,000 -96,000 -2,223,000 -498,000 -80,000 -156,000 -2,022,000 -2,494,000   -123,000 -512,000 -149,000 -11,310,000 -6,816,000 -937,000 -70,125,000 -55,093,000             
          payments of debt financing costs
        -100,000 -235,000    -2,000 -7,003,000 -6,337,000 -39,000 -40,000 -436,000 -3,000 -308,000 -322,000 -11,056,000   -61,000 -1,922,000 -31,110,000                                             
          net cash from financing activities
        -44,700,000 -369,589,000 -20,235,000 -41,629,000 -119,147,000 -42,468,000 -765,423,000 473,038,000 -107,948,000 -446,781,000 -54,764,000 -249,624,000 -265,390,000 -64,575,000 -126,404,000 -105,505,000 -56,976,000 -44,125,000 -1,920,000 244,491,000 -23,528,000 8,976,000 342,149,000 395,909,000 -36,856,000 -85,049,000 -103,449,000 -27,364,000 -150,637,000 -1,518,000 -322,374,000 -65,181,000 -17,140,000  -809,000 -2,945,000 -9,307,000 -38,000,000 -128,936,000 -127,763,000 -42,883,000  -76,760,000 -28,952,000 -83,903,000  164,672,000 -168,177,000 -6,056,000 -78,933,000 1,556,000      1,500,000    2,068,000  -4,062,000 -238,073,000 329,636,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        800,000 1,321,000 693,000 1,095,000 1,291,000 -6,399,000 7,267,000 -737,000 -4,154,000                                                         
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
        62,100,000 -218,277,000 129,570,000 73,638,000 -5,531,000 87,455,000 -526,837,000 572,693,000 -47,745,000 -381,599,000 32,391,000 -176,822,000 -191,384,000 121,602,000 -454,662,000 -49,903,000 -100,474,000 -249,189,000 96,375,000 -32,157,000 31,946,000 251,789,000 367,242,000 439,978,000 28,852,000 52,733,000 313,000 71,555,000 -80,315,000 -81,561,000 -51,986,000 35,114,000 75,177,000 140,117,000 101,488,000 79,784,000 80,272,000 51,541,000 -9,233,000 -38,867,000 5,724,000 84,054,000 31,414,000 31,214,000 -15,748,000 14,592,000 12,099,000 -149,426,000 16,168,000 -30,303,000 113,852,000 -196,678,000 17,486,000 65,375,000 87,329,000 67,729,000 100,979,000 14,306,000 -209,283,000 -132,223,000 -74,335,000 90,740,000 91,675,000 -197,000,000 359,779,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
        573,000,000 30,000 593,670,000 508,104,000 1,225,518,000 1,708,955,000                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        635,100,000  129,570,000 73,638,000 588,139,000  -526,837,000 572,693,000 460,359,000  32,391,000 -176,822,000 1,034,134,000  -454,662,000 -49,903,000 1,608,481,000  96,375,000 -32,157,000 1,893,926,000  367,242,000 439,978,000 802,971,000  313,000 71,555,000 649,518,000  -51,986,000 35,114,000 828,266,000  101,488,000 79,784,000 431,700,000  -9,233,000 -38,867,000 347,987,000  31,414,000 31,214,000 195,581,000  12,099,000 -149,426,000 334,064,000  113,852,000 -196,678,000 431,025,000  87,329,000 67,729,000 193,106,000  -209,283,000 -132,223,000 419,327,000  91,675,000 -197,000,000 508,247,000 
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                       
          loss on debt financing
             522,000    556,000 372,000 485,000    30,066,000        2,350,000         8,797,000 5,974,000 19,564,000                     
          acquisition-related compensation payments
                -14,240,000 -5,380,000 -3,000,000 -8,500,000 -7,500,000 -7,500,000                                                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions:
                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold
                                                                         
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of ordinary shares
               2,584,000 2,762,000 6,343,000 1,883,000 1,229,000 13,348,000 6,274,000 2,059,000 7,401,000 10,556,000 13,220,000 1,091,000 437,000 709,000 4,841,000 3,210,000 1,286,000 5,813,000 42,000 2,654,000 1,178,000 2,219,000 2,118,000 2,385,000 497,000 2,450,000 638,000 239,000 2,939,000 128,000 4,050,000 2,095,000 8,364,000 4,902,000 6,826,000 6,886,000 3,361,000 7,836,000 3,770,000 6,066,000 6,843,000 4,320,000 3,919,000 3,692,000           
          payments of employee restricted stock tax withholdings
                                                                         
          proceeds from borrowings on debt
                      251,875,000 750,000,000                                            
          purchase of noncontrolling interest in joint venture
             -79,393,000                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                         
          supplemental cash flow items:
                                                                         
          cash paid for interest
                                                                         
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
          -15,433,000 3,752,000 -8,512,000 14,166,000 -20,445,000 2,221,000 -8,920,000 8,038,000 19,313,000 6,260,000 -19,668,000 7,184,000 -6,383,000 -8,955,000 -8,807,000 25,014,000 -10,110,000 -3,309,000 -4,971,000 20,742,000 899,000 9,165,000 5,625,000 5,792,000 5,926,000 -4,673,000 3,028,000 1,459,000 -7,305,000 -3,898,000 -2,147,000 6,839,000 -782,000 -8,826,000 -9,643,000 4,636,000 12,261,000 -12,292,000 2,351,000 12,626,000 -6,022,000 -21,158,000 4,697,000 4,376,000 -5,905,000 2,460,000 1,984,000 -1,606,000 1,139,000 441,000 1,240,000 -1,906,000 5,970,000 -2,360,000 16,000 -2,124,000 -4,196,000 11,572,000 -6,077,000 -3,629,000 -980,000 2,342,000 -379,000 
          other non-cash gain
            5,175,000                                                             
          acquisitions, net of cash received
                     1,167,000 -583,694,000 -548,000 -48,441,000 -321,118,000 6,992,000 -401,545,000 -20,406,000 20,000    -150,000   -1,681,000                                     
          investment in debt and equity securities
             1,687,000     -210,000 -895,000 -25,000 -6,853,000 -878,000 1,789,000 -4,645,000 -1,799,000 1,831,000                                            
          cash paid for income taxes
                                                                         
          unrealized loss on derivative instruments and other
              8,871,000 -5,678,000 -4,184,000 20,274,000 1,038,000 11,567,000 3,107,000 -6,393,000 20,033,000 21,186,000 -517,000 -3,522,000 4,659,000 3,903,000 8,797,000 -1,167,000 -2,159,000 -3,005,000 11,040,000 6,747,000 6,828,000 10,513,000 6,204,000                                     
          gain on sale of business
                 -5,877,000                -735,000                                    
          mark-to-market loss on equity investments
                     434,000 4,035,000 11,821,000 59,279,000                                                 
          acquisition-related deferred compensation payments
                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                          1,861,980,000  774,119,000  729,833,000  753,089,000  351,428,000  342,263,000  211,329,000  317,896,000  413,539,000  92,127,000  493,662,000  148,468,000 
          loss on litigation judgment
                               12,114,000 29,200,000                                         
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                         
          payments of debt and equity issuance costs
                             -1,322,000    -2,280,000 -5,894,000 -607,000 -1,269,000                                    
          proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of debt
                                                1,000,000,000 1,095,120,000 700,000,000 995,500,000 160,000,000   100,000,000              
          acquisition, net of cash received
                                                                         
          unrealized loss on hedges and other
                                     9,156,000 588,000 -387,000 8,819,000                                 
          investment in equity securities
                                             -50,000,000                         
          proceeds from the sale of business
                                                                         
          proceeds from the sale of assets
                                          1,711,000 4,214,000 2,937,000  101,000                           
          gain on sale of assets
                                                                       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                         
          payments of debt issuance costs
                                       -5,813,000  -137,000  -309,000 -209,000  -433,000 -8,691,000 -20,237,000      -415,000    -106,000 -103,000  -727,000       
          amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts
                                                                         
          amortization of inventory step-up to fair value
                                             2,319,000     3,918,000 751,000 224,000 683,000         1,201,000 524,000     
          unrealized loss/(gain) on hedges and other non-cash items
                                           6,163,000 2,066,000       1,456,000 879,000                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                         
          acquisition of cst, net of cash received
                                             8,048,000 -3,360,000                         
          acquisition of schrader, net of cash received
                                                 -958,000                     
          other acquisitions, net of cash received
                                                 3,881,000                     
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                       1,378,000    315,000 1,100,000 3,757,000 459,000 600,000 132,000 232,000 
          payments of debt issuance cost
                                                                         
          net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
                                                            -54,069,000     -35,960,000 33,691,000       
          amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts
                                          1,835,000 1,836,000 1,857,000 1,833,000 1,823,000 1,834,000 1,844,000     1,513,000 1,219,000 1,400,000 986,000 1,016,000 1,028,000 1,026,000 1,237,000 1,247,000 1,253,000 1,252,000 1,356,000 1,532,000 1,981,000       
          unrealized loss on hedges and other non-cash items
                                             8,796,000   -3,974,000 -12,207,000    -1,442,000    -3,576,000 -11,834,000               
          currency remeasurement loss on debt
                                            54,000    128,000                         
          currency remeasurement gain on debt
                                             -258,000 -27,000   158,000   -570,000    -122,000                 
          gains from insurance proceeds
                                                     -2,417,000                 
          insurance proceeds
                                                     2,417,000 13,900,000 -6,400,000 1,400,000             
          repurchase of ordinary shares from sca
                                                                       
          unrealized (gain)/loss on hedges and other non-cash items
                                                       -651,000 -2,824,000                 
          increase/(decrease) from changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                         
          net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
                                                                         
          amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts
                                                  1,524,000 1,578,000 1,653,000                     
          currency remeasurement (gain)/loss on debt
                                                                         
          gain on disposition or write-down of assets
                                                                         
          (decrease)/increase from changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                         
          loss on debt refinancing
                                                                        
          (gain)/loss on disposition of assets
                                                                        
          acquisition payments, net of cash received
                                                      -181,440,000 -58,804,000 -58,281,000                 
          currency remeasurement loss/(gain) on debt
                                                                         
          loss on disposition of assets
                                                        34,000  140,000            265,000 -118,000 -135,000 
          loss on repurchase or refinancing of debt
                                                                         
          (gain)/loss on disposition or write-down of assets
                                                                         
          acquisition of high temperature sensing, net of cash received
                                                                 592,000        
          acquisition of magnetic speed and position, net of cash received
                                                                 -8,067,000 -392,000 -136,872,000     
          acquisition payments
                                                          -411,000             
          currency translation (gain)/loss on debt
                                                            -77,000             
          amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software
                                                            33,386,000 36,370,000 36,082,000 36,199,000 36,126,000 36,628,000 35,986,000 34,709,000 34,252,000 36,205,000 36,095,000 36,078,000 36,136,000 
          loss/(gain) on disposition of assets
                                                            656,000             
          other non-cash items
                                                            2,157,000 11,727,000 -11,790,000 6,955,000 -4,374,000         
          currency translation loss/(gain) on debt
                                                                 148,000 -433,000 13,610,000 46,781,000     
          payments on revolving credit facility
                                                                         
          net income/
                                                              41,506,000 26,118,000 38,916,000         
          adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          currency translation loss on debt
                                                                356,000         
          loss on repurchase of debt
                                                                        
          gain on disposition of assets
                                                              7,000 -2,840,000 -723,000   120,000 -197,000     
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
                                                                         
          net cash provided by/(used in) by financing activities
                                                              442,000           
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                4,852,000  2,629,000 8,379,000 6,335,000 15,071,000 1,759,000 2,511,000 2,514,000 
          net income from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          income/(loss)from continuing operations
                                                                         
          loss/(gain) on repurchase of debt
                                                                         
          loss on disposition or write-down of assets
                                                                         
          impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                         
          net cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                                                                     98,368,000 112,924,000 53,159,000 35,595,000 
          net cash from operating activities from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          payments on euro call option
                                                                         
          net cash from investing activities from continuing operations
                                                                     -17,823,000 -17,187,000   
          net cash from investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares
                                                                   -82,000 198,000 433,423,000 
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted securities
                                                                         
          payments on from revolving credit facility
                                                                         
          advance to shareholder
                                                                         
          net (loss)/income
                                                                  26,247,000 -34,627,000 -9,525,000     
          adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          accrued retirement
                                                                   -8,251,000 -9,425,000 -605,000    
          proceeds from issuance of term loan facility
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                                         
          payments on u.s. term loan facility
                                                                   -904,875,000 -2,375,000 -2,375,000 -2,375,000 -2,375,000 -2,375,000 
          payments on euro term loan facility
                                                                   -545,588,000 -1,402,000 -1,307,000 -1,354,000 -1,214,000 -1,342,000 
          payments on repurchase of debt
                                                                         
          payments on capitalized lease and other financing obligations
                                                                   -539,000 -490,000 -1,194,000 -1,184,000 -1,781,000 -479,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                    2,086,000 2,052,000 2,135,000 2,084,000 2,293,000 
          loss on repurchase of outstanding senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                       14,769,000 8,098,000 
          payments on repurchase of outstanding senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                      -826,000 -235,412,000 -102,105,000 
          loss/(gain) on repurchases of outstanding senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                         
          loss on sale and disposal of assets
                                                                         
          acquisition of airpax business, net of cash received
                                                                         
          net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          payments on repurchases of outstanding senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of restricted securities
                                                                         
          (payments on)/proceeds from revolving credit facility
                                                                         
          proceeds from capital lease and other financing arrangements
                                                                         
          net income /
                                                                         
          net income / (loss) from continuing operations
                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          currency translation (gain) / loss on debt
                                                                         
          loss / (gain) on repurchase of outstanding senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                         
          loss on assets held for sale
                                                                         
          (decrease) / increase from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                         
          net loss from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          net income from continuing operations
                                                                       82,519,000 27,310,000 
          currency translation gain on debt
                                                                       -73,710,000 -60,116,000 
          increase from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                         
          accrued profit sharing and retirement
                                                                       -260,000 -526,000 
          dividend to parent
                                                                         
          advances to shareholder