Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 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	—			(3,760		)	(4,545		)	(8,305		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	162			(217		)	(2,071		)	(2,126		)
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			(3,121		)	13,798			10,677
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	162			(7,098		)	7,182			246
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(57,232	)	$	(4,082	)	$	(205,089	)	$	(266,403	)

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,
	2016			2015			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) / losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	258		$	777		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	(1,601		)	(2,816		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	(1,343		)	(2,039		)
Provision for taxes	(229		)	(278		)	Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	(1,114	)	$	(1,761	)
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial losses and prior service cost, before taxes	$	3,996		$	2,675		(a)
Provision for taxes	1,033			761			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	2,963		$	1,914

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
	2016		2015			2016		2015
Net earnings	$	101,332	$	88,861		$	246,594	$	229,469
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	16,372		(40,613		)	246		(25,089		)
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	117,704	$	48,248		$	246,840	$	204,380