Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 164,893	$ 158,674
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $14,800 at March 31, 2017 and $14,234 at December 31, 2016	439,413	454,988
Inventories	242,375	222,047
Other current assets and prepaid expenses	66,184	61,075
Total current assets	912,865	896,784
Property, plant and equipment, net	572,058	563,707
Goodwill	478,652	476,378
Other intangible assets, net	165,476	167,055
Non-current deferred tax assets, net	38,027	33,951
Other non-current assets	36,686	28,902
Total assets	2,203,764	2,166,777
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	137,827	146,593
Accrued and other liabilities	128,671	133,167
Accrued compensation and related items	95,948	140,461
Deferred revenue and customer prepayments	132,930	100,330
Taxes payable	46,310	47,990
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	19,476	18,974
Total current liabilities	561,162	587,515
Long-term debt	944,211	875,056
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	56,852	64,306
Other non-current liabilities	201,687	204,957
Total liabilities	1,763,912	1,731,834
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 10,000,000 shares	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; authorized 125,000,000 shares; issued 44,786,011 and 44,786,011 shares; outstanding 25,821,995 and 26,020,234 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	448	448
Additional paid-in capital	734,378	730,556
Treasury stock at cost (18,964,016 shares at March 31, 2017 and 18,765,777 shares at December 31, 2016)	(3,121,111)	(3,006,771)
Retained earnings	3,157,257	3,065,708
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(331,120)	(354,998)
Total shareholders' equity	439,852	434,943
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,203,764	$ 2,166,777