Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 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	—			13,547			—			13,547
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(40,823		)	(1,832		)	3,146			(39,509		)
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(6,082		)	6,955			873
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(40,823		)	5,633			10,101			(25,089		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(45,783	)	$	3,689		$	(195,944	)	$	(238,038	)

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount [Text Block]

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

	Three months ended September 30,
	2015			2014			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) / losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	777		$	787		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(2,816		)	(247		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(2,039		)	540
Provision for taxes	(278		)	253			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(1,761	)	$	287
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial losses, plan amendments and prior service cost, before taxes	$	2,675		$	719		(a)
Provision for taxes	761			313			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	1,914		$	406

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

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net earnings	$	88,861		$	84,996		$	229,469		$	217,069
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(40,613		)	(40,456		)	(25,089		)	(40,993		)
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	48,248		$	44,540		$	204,380		$	176,076