CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 374,313	$ 371,706	$ 743,319	$ 727,227
Cost of products sold	252,136	240,703	496,479	471,378
Selling and administrative expenses	70,586	75,759	144,411	147,816
Operating income	51,591	55,244	102,429	108,033
Interest expense	6,352	3,083	12,354	6,076
Earnings before income taxes	45,239	52,161	90,075	101,957
Income taxes	11,206	13,514	22,391	26,239
Net earnings	$ 34,033	$ 38,647	$ 67,684	$ 75,718
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,043	41,893	42,006	41,879
Diluted (in shares)	42,235	42,208	42,245	42,178
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.81	$ 0.92	$ 1.61	$ 1.81
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.81	0.92	1.6	1.8
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.82	$ 0.82