CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 363,829	$ 361,076	$ 1,107,148	$ 1,088,303
Cost of products sold	250,202	239,318	746,681	710,696
Selling and administrative expenses	69,096	74,265	213,507	222,081
Operating income	44,531	47,493	146,960	155,526
Interest expense	6,294	3,672	18,648	9,748
Earnings before income taxes	38,237	43,821	128,312	145,778
Income taxes	6,694	7,773	29,085	34,012
Net earnings	$ 31,543	$ 36,048	$ 99,227	$ 111,766
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,045	41,896	42,020	41,885
Diluted (in shares)	42,233	42,242	42,241	42,199
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.86	$ 2.36	$ 2.67
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.75	0.85	2.35	2.65
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 1.23	$ 1.23