CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 81,726	$ 68,485
Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $13,594 and $12,600	336,805	325,868
Inventories, net	425,932	368,243
Prepaid expenses and other	46,550	42,704
Prepaid Taxes	10,512	6,399
Total current assets	901,525	811,699
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $135,922 and $119,435	275,365	221,571
Goodwill	1,158,654	1,092,722
Other intangibles	786,352	696,171
Long-term deferred tax assets	45,225	51,699
Other assets	34,022	43,274
Total assets	3,201,143	2,917,136
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	5,192	5,883
Accounts payable	144,474	146,921
Accrued expenses	316,983	335,605
Total current liabilities	466,649	488,409
Long-term debt	945,516	726,243
Long-term deferred tax liability	108,190	77,760
Liability, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Noncurrent	325,127	322,988
Other non-current liabilities	44,159	36,418
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; 62,675,917 and 62,445,315 shares issued in 2017 and 2016, respectively	145	144
Paid-in capital	374,093	355,287
Treasury stock, at cost; 6,763,041 and 4,905,549 shares in 2017 and 2016, respectively	(430,275)	(205,280)
Retained earnings	1,622,432	1,399,490
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(254,893)	(284,323)
Total stockholders' equity	1,311,502	1,265,318
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,201,143	$ 2,917,136