CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 338,034	$ 406,867
Receivables, net	776,662	732,678
Inventories, net	553,037	510,033
Other current assets	69,483	67,502
Total current assets	1,737,216	1,717,080
Property, plant, and equipment, net	329,347	332,796
Goodwill	1,552,343	1,558,826
Other intangible assets, net	542,335	557,612
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	133,846	141,435
Prepaid pension asset	267,334	261,869
Other assets	49,661	51,351
Total assets	4,612,082	4,620,969
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	90,000	0
Accounts payable	233,818	243,833
Accrued expenses	158,089	188,039
Deferred revenue	297,545	303,872
Other current liabilities	78,823	70,800
Total current liabilities	858,275	806,544
Long-term debt	960,009	1,050,362
Deferred tax liabilities, net	128,000	132,319
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	67,446	66,875
Long-term operating lease liability	111,981	118,611
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	13,439	12,784
Other liabilities	92,753	105,061
Total liabilities	2,231,903	2,292,556
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $1 par value,100,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 49,187,378 shares issued as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; outstanding shares were 38,315,999 as of March 31, 2024 and 38,202,754 as of December 31, 2023	49,187	49,187
Additional paid in capital	133,166	140,182
Retained earnings	3,556,572	3,487,751
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(228,255)	(213,223)
Common treasury stock, at cost (10,871,379 shares as of March 31, 2024 and 10,984,624 shares as of December 31, 2023)	(1,130,491)	(1,135,484)
Total stockholders' equity	2,380,179	2,328,413
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,612,082	$ 4,620,969