Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

	Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax			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) on cash flow hedging arrangements	—			19,932			—			19,932
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,655		)	(817		)	(2,655		)	(5,127		)
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(4,321		)	5,040			719
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1,655		)	14,794			2,385			15,524
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(6,615	)	$	12,850		$	(203,660	)	$	(197,425	)

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount [Text Block]

The following table presents amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six month periods ended June 30:

	Three months ended June 30,
	2015			2014			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	771		$	778		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(3,532		)	(164		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(2,761		)	614
Provision for taxes	(427		)	266			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(2,334	)	$	348
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial losses, plan amendments and prior service cost, before taxes	$	3,428		$	717		(a)
Provision for taxes	911			316			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	2,517		$	401

Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax consisted of the following as of June 30:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Net earnings	$	77,557	$	74,022		$	140,608	$	132,073
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	21,780		(2,391		)	15,524		(537		)
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	99,337	$	71,631		$	156,132	$	131,536