CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]
Net income	$ 168,253	$ 58,464	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net gain (loss) from foreign currency translation	(52,275)	22,664
Retirement and postretirement benefit plans	3,170	2,387
Deferred loss on interest rate hedges reclassified to interest expense	585	482
Reclassification of certain tax effects to retained earnings	(30,237)
Other	(3,737)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(82,494)	25,533
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 85,759	$ 83,997

[1] Reclassified to conform to current presentation (see Notes A and B).