Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [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, 2016 and 2015:

	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, 2015	$	(57,394	)	$	3,016		$	(212,271	)	$	(266,649	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(3,692		)	(4,546		)	(8,238		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(15,350		)	(556		)	(810		)	(16,716		)
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(2,007		)	10,835			8,828
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(15,350		)	(6,255		)	5,479			(16,126		)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	(72,744	)	$	(3,239	)	$	(206,792	)	$	(282,775	)

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,
	2016			2015			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) / losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	262		$	771		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(1,498		)	(3,532		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(1,236		)	(2,761		)
Provision for taxes	(206		)	(427		)	Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(1,030	)	$	(2,334	)
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial losses, settlement loss and prior service cost, before taxes	$	12,008		$	3,428		(a)
Provision for taxes	4,110			911			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	7,898		$	2,517

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
	2016			2015		2016			2015
Net earnings	$	79,588		$	77,557	$	145,262		$	140,608
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(22,958		)	21,780		(16,126		)	15,524
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	56,630		$	99,337	$	129,136		$	156,132