Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,359	$ 85,263
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $15,190 at March 31, 2015 and $15,961 at December 31, 2014	382,385us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	435,648us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	218,663us-gaap_InventoryNet	204,531us-gaap_InventoryNet
Current deferred tax assets, net	62,802us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	62,341us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets and prepaid expenses	75,641	61,647
Total current assets	814,850us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	849,430us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net	510,518us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	511,462us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	437,704us-gaap_Goodwill	444,085us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net	110,476	112,784
Non-current deferred tax assets, net	26,625us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	30,273us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other non-current assets	75,492us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	61,076us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	1,975,665us-gaap_Assets	2,009,110us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	131,667us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	145,896us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued and other liabilities	123,341us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	120,530us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued compensation and related items	89,274	136,107
Deferred revenue and customer prepayments	98,369	82,219
Taxes payable	57,084us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent	59,297us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Current deferred tax liabilities	23,275us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	18,677us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	114,693	116,164
Total current liabilities	637,703us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	678,890us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	409,179us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	335,790us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	60,636	56,727
Other non-current liabilities	202,019us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	218,108us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities	1,309,537us-gaap_Liabilities	1,289,515us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 125,000,000 shares; issued 44,786,011 and 44,786,011 shares; outstanding 27,967,560 and 28,243,007 shares at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	448us-gaap_CommonStockValue	448us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	674,355	670,418
Treasury stock at cost (16,818,451 shares at March 31, 2015 and 16,543,004 shares at December 31, 2014)	(2,205,272)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(2,095,656)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Retained earnings	2,415,802	2,357,334
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(219,205)	(212,949)
Total shareholders' equity	666,128us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	719,595us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,975,665	$ 2,009,110

Total of the portions of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt, which may include notes payable notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans, and commercial paper, which are scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any. Total may also include short-term borrowings, scheduled to be repaid within one year.

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