Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accumulated 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 periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	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, 2015	$	(57,394	)	$	3,016		$	(212,271	)	$	(266,649	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) cash flow hedging arrangements	—			(2,653		)	—			(2,653		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	10,914			(554		)	(2,835		)	7,525
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(977		)	2,937			1,960
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	10,914			(4,184		)	102			6,832
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	(46,480	)	$	(1,168	)	$	(212,169	)	$	(259,817	)

	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	)

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount [Text Block]

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

	2016			2015			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	264		$	765		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(1,433		)	(3,091		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(1,169		)	(2,326		)
Provision for taxes	(192		)	(339		)	Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(977	)	$	(1,987	)
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial (gains) losses, plan amendments and prior service cost, before taxes	$	3,960		$	3,441		(a)
Provision for taxes	1,023			918			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	2,937		$	2,523

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

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

	March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015
Net earnings	$	65,674	$	63,051
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	6,832		$	(6,256	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	72,506	$	56,795