Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and 2016:

	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, 2016	$	(115,322	)	$	(2,232	)	$	(237,444	)	$	(354,998	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) cash flow hedging arrangements	—			152			—			152
Foreign currency translation adjustment	24,349			—			(4,546		)	19,803
Amounts recognized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—			211			3,712			3,923
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	24,349			363			(834		)	23,878
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	(90,973	)	$	(1,869	)	$	(238,278	)	$	(331,120	)

	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
March 31, 2016	$	(46,480	)	$	(1,168	)	$	(212,169	)	$	(259,817	)

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount [Text Block]

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

	2017		2016			Location of Amounts Recognized in Earnings
Effective portion of (gains) losses on cash flow hedging arrangements:
Interest rate swap agreements	$	344	$	264		Interest expense
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		(1,433		)	Cost of sales - products
Total before taxes	344		(1,169		)
Provision for taxes	133		(192		)	Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	211	$	(977	)
Recognition of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items:
Recognition of actuarial (gains) losses, plan amendments and prior service cost, before taxes	$	5,039	$	3,960		(a)
Provision for taxes	1,327		1,023			Provision for taxes
Total, net of taxes	$	3,712	$	2,937

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

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

	March 31, 2017		March 31, 2016
Net earnings	$	92,466	$	65,674
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	23,878		$	6,832
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	116,344	$	72,506