Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net Sales	$ 269,046	$ 234,122
Cost of products sold	(118,402)	(101,943)
Gross Profit	150,644	132,179
Product development	(12,421)	(11,638)
Selling marketing and distribution	(43,354)	(38,026)
General and administrative	(23,372)	(24,546)
Operating Earnings	71,497	57,969
Interest expense	(4,762)	(3,689)
Other expense (income), net	4,395	(299)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	71,130	53,981
Income taxes	(19,000)	(18,600)
Net Earnings	$ 52,130	$ 35,381
Basic Net Earnings per Common Share	$ 0.86	$ 0.59
Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share	$ 0.84	$ 0.58
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share	$ 0.25	$ 0.23