Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Currency Translation Adjustment			Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Arrangements, Net of Tax			Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Related Items, Net of Tax			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(4,960	)	$	(1,944	)	$	(206,045	)	$	(212,949	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) cash flow hedging arrangements	—			18,359			—			18,359
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(25,941		)	(1,547		)	2,337			(25,151		)
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(1,987		)	2,523			536
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(25,941		)	14,825			4,860			(6,256		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	(30,901	)	$	12,881		$	(201,185	)	$	(219,205	)

	Currency Translation Adjustment		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Arrangements, Net of Tax			Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Related Items, Net of Tax			Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	77,915	$	(2,433	)	$	(110,518	)	$	(35,036	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) cash flow hedging arrangements	—		(281		)	—			(281		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,345		43			(90		)	1,298
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—		440			396			836
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1,345		202			306			1,853
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	79,260	$	(2,231	)	$	(110,212	)	$	(33,183	)

The following table presents amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31:

	2015			2014
	Amount Recognized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	765		$	768		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(3,091		)	(41		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(2,326		)	727
Provision for taxes	(339		)	287			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(1,987	)	$	440
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial (gains) losses, plan amendments and prior service cost, before taxes	$	3,441		$	712		(a)
Provision for taxes	918			316			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	2,523		$	396

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and post-retirement cost. See Note 10 for additional details for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2015			March 31, 2014
Net earnings	$	63,051		$	58,051
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(6,256		)	$	1,853
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	56,795		$	59,904