Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

	2019		2018		2017
United States	$	102,262	$	60,043	$	45,105
Non-United States	579,132		591,815		529,117
Earnings before taxes	$	681,394	$	651,858	$	574,222

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	Current			Deferred			Total
Year ended December 31, 2019:
United States federal	$	3,033		$	(2,622	)	$	411
United States state and local	(996		)	(1,950		)	(2,946		)
Non-United States	122,878			(58		)	122,820
Total	$	124,915		$	(4,630	)	$	120,285
Year ended December 31, 2018:
United States federal	$	3,422		$	(4,699	)	$	(1,277	)
United States 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
United States state and local	361			3,471			3,832
Non-United States	144,974			(16,389		)	128,585
Total	$	200,995		$	(2,745	)	$	198,250

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	2019			2018			2017
Expected tax	$	143,092		$	136,890		$	200,978
United States state and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	499			2,787			376
Net effect of Swiss tax reform (see below)	(15,833		)	—			—
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	18,546			12,710			(43,691		)
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises	(28,279		)	(13,836		)	(35,171		)
Effect of Biotix contingent consideration settlement	—			(4,394		)	—
Other, net	2,260			1,493			3,776
Total provision for taxes	$	120,285		$	139,247		$	198,250

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

	2019			2018
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory	$	15,756		$	15,078
Lease liability, accrued and other liabilities	85,590			65,879
Accrued post-retirement benefit and pension costs	53,078			50,496
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	30,647			30,696
Swiss tax reform intangible assets	48,062			—
Other	11,918			17,397
Total deferred tax assets	245,051			179,546
Less valuation allowance	(50,853		)	(15,084		)
Total deferred tax assets less valuation allowance	194,198			164,462
Deferred tax liabilities:
Inventory	5,952			4,890
Lease right-of-use assets and other assets	27,268			—
Property, plant, and equipment	51,298			47,451
Acquired intangibles amortization	63,451			66,386
Prepaid post-retirement benefit and pension costs	28,542			31,473
International earnings	24,137			18,680
Unrealized currency gains	1,839			9,334
Total deferred tax liabilities	202,487			178,214
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$	(8,289	)	$	(13,752	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

	2019			2018
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year	$	25,676		$	24,090
Increases related to current tax positions	6,215			7,638
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	(116		)	(605		)
Decreases relating to taxing authority settlements	—			(4,454		)
Decreases resulting from a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations	(1,748		)	(505		)
Other, net	(93		)	(488		)
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year	$	29,934		$	25,676