CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 509,137	$ 439,629
Receivables — net	256,040	253,226
Inventories	237,631	230,967
Other current assets	72,983	67,131
Total current assets	1,075,791	990,953
Property, plant and equipment — net	219,543	213,488
Goodwill	1,321,277	1,349,456
Intangible assets — net	271,164	311,227
Other noncurrent assets	20,295	22,453
Total assets	2,908,070	2,887,577
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	127,462	133,312
Accrued expenses	163,409	150,751
Short-term borrowings	98,946	1,871
Dividends payable	22,151	18,675
Total current liabilities	411,968	304,609
Long-term borrowings	765,006	772,005
Deferred income taxes	130,368	144,908
Other noncurrent liabilities	114,277	93,066
Total liabilities	1,421,619	1,314,588
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Preferred stock:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: none	0	0
Common stock:
Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: 89,761,305 shares at December 31, 2014 and 89,154,190 shares at December 31, 2013	898	892
Additional paid-in capital	647,553	607,766
Retained earnings	1,483,821	1,293,740
Treasury stock at cost: 10,995,361 shares at December 31, 2014 and 7,958,510 shares at December 31, 2013	(553,543)	(326,104)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(92,278)	(3,305)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,486,451	1,572,989
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,908,070	$ 2,887,577