CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 494,496	$ 509,137
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,401 at March 31, 2015 and $6,961 at December 31, 2014	267,206	256,040
Inventories — net	243,565	237,631
Other current assets	76,121	72,983
Total current assets	1,081,388	1,075,791
Property, plant and equipment — net	216,336	219,543
Goodwill	1,293,768	1,321,277
Intangible assets — net	257,459	271,164
Other noncurrent assets	20,203	20,295
Total assets	2,869,154	2,908,070
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	131,018	127,462
Accrued expenses	140,669	163,409
Notes payable and current portion of long-term borrowings	88,350	98,946
Dividends payable	0	22,151
Total current liabilities	360,037	411,968
Long-term borrowings	819,863	765,006
Deferred income taxes	130,967	130,368
Other noncurrent liabilities	107,295	114,277
Total liabilities	1,418,162	1,421,619
Commitments and contingencies
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: 90,136,827 shares at March 31, 2015 and 89,761,305 shares at December 31, 2014	901	898
Additional paid-in capital	666,103	647,553
Retained earnings	1,549,775	1,483,821
Treasury stock at cost: 11,864,771 shares at March 31, 2015 and 10,995,361 shares at December 31, 2014	(618,782)	(553,543)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(147,005)	(92,278)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,450,992	1,486,451
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,869,154	$ 2,908,070