CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 369,006	$ 355,521
Cost of products sold	244,343	230,675
Selling and administrative expenses	73,825	72,057
Operating income	50,838	52,789
Interest expense	6,002	2,993
Earnings before income taxes	44,836	49,796
Income taxes	11,185	12,725
Net earnings	$ 33,651	$ 37,071
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	41,970	41,865
Diluted (in shares)	42,255	42,148
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.8	$ 0.89
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.8	0.88
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41