Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	60,043	$	45,105	$	37,363
Non-United States	591,815		529,117		466,830
Earnings before taxes	$	651,858	$	574,222	$	504,193

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	Current		Deferred			Total
Year ended December 31, 2018:
United States federal	$	3,422	$	(4,699	)	$	(1,277	)
State and local	5,073		(161		)	4,912
Non-United States	128,450		7,162			135,612
Total	$	136,945	$	2,302		$	139,247
Year ended December 31, 2017:
United States federal	$	55,660	$	10,173		$	65,833
State and local	361		3,471			3,832
Non-United States	144,974		(16,389		)	128,585
Total	$	200,995	$	(2,745	)	$	198,250
Year ended December 31, 2016:
United States federal	$	20,116	$	(4,817	)	$	15,299
State and local	2,947		1,149			4,096
Non-United States	94,882		5,546			100,428
Total	$	117,945	$	1,878		$	119,823

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	2018			2017			2016
Expected tax	$	136,890		$	200,978		$	176,467
United States state and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	2,787			376			3,064
Net effect of U.S. tax reform (see below)	3,597			71,982			—
Non-United States income taxes at other than U.S. federal rate	12,710			(43,691		)	(65,917		)
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises	(13,836		)	(35,171		)	—
Effect of Biotix contingent consideration settlement	(4,394		)	—			—
Other, net	1,493			3,776			6,209
Total provision for taxes	$	139,247		$	198,250		$	119,823

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

	2018			2017
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory	$	15,078		$	13,779
Accrued and other liabilities	65,879			62,175
Accrued post-retirement benefit and pension costs	50,496			55,545
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	30,696			32,247
Other	17,397			12,099
Total deferred tax assets	179,546			175,845
Less valuation allowance	(15,084		)	(12,857		)
Total deferred tax assets less valuation allowance	164,462			162,988
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory	4,890			4,730
Property, plant, and equipment	47,451			50,440
Acquired intangibles amortization	66,386			66,755
Prepaid post-retirement benefit and pension costs	31,473			27,747
International earnings	18,680			23,121
Unrealized currency gains	9,334			—
Total deferred tax liabilities	178,214			172,793
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$	(13,752	)	$	(9,805	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

	2018			2017
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	24,090		$	20,240
Increases related to current tax positions	7,638			2,484
Increases (decreases) related to prior year tax positions	(605		)	1,434
Decreases relating to taxing authority settlements	(4,454		)	(856		)
Decreases resulting from a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations	(505		)	(186		)
Other, net	(488		)	974
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	25,676		$	24,090