CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 382,564	$ 406,867
Receivables, net	817,135	732,678
Inventories, net	559,142	510,033
Other current assets	77,039	67,502
Total current assets	1,835,880	1,717,080
Property, plant, and equipment, net	326,969	332,796
Goodwill	1,571,004	1,558,826
Other intangible assets, net	545,448	557,612
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	146,956	141,435
Prepaid pension asset	272,857	261,869
Other assets	49,080	51,351
Total assets	4,748,194	4,620,969
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	90,000	0
Accounts payable	224,778	243,833
Accrued expenses	158,505	188,039
Deferred revenue	341,601	303,872
Other current liabilities	81,632	70,800
Total current liabilities	896,516	806,544
Long-term debt	959,655	1,050,362
Deferred tax liabilities, net	128,277	132,319
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	67,650	66,875
Long-term operating lease liability	123,586	118,611
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	14,157	12,784
Other liabilities	99,933	105,061
Total liabilities	2,289,774	2,292,556
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 49,187,378 shares issued as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; outstanding shares were 38,289,678 as of June 30, 2024 and 38,202,754 as of December 31, 2023	49,187	49,187
Additional paid in capital	135,574	140,182
Retained earnings	3,648,005	3,487,751
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(233,488)	(213,223)
Common treasury stock, at cost (10,897,700 shares as of June 30, 2024 and 10,984,624 shares as of December 31, 2023)	(1,140,858)	(1,135,484)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,458,420	2,328,413
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,748,194	$ 4,620,969