CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 384,670	$ 369,006
Cost of products sold	258,121	244,343
Selling and administrative expenses	77,143	73,825
Operating income	49,406	50,838
Interest expense	7,045	6,002
Earnings before income taxes	42,361	44,836
Income taxes	11,421	11,185
Net earnings	$ 30,940	$ 33,651
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,104	41,970
Diluted (in shares)	42,305	42,255
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.8
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.73	0.8
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41