CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 491,767	$ 375,950
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,298 at September 30, 2018 and $7,764 at December 31, 2017	324,895	294,166
Inventories	287,126	259,724
Other current assets	51,451	74,203
Total current assets	1,155,239	1,004,043
Property, plant and equipment - net	276,821	258,350
Goodwill	1,708,783	1,704,158
Intangible assets - net	395,497	414,746
Other noncurrent assets	18,467	18,331
Total assets	3,554,807	3,399,628
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	141,178	147,067
Accrued expenses	185,453	184,705
Short-term borrowings	536	258
Dividends payable	33,046	28,945
Total current liabilities	360,213	360,975
Long-term borrowings	848,246	858,788
Deferred income taxes	131,149	137,638
Other noncurrent liabilities	154,625	155,685
Total liabilities	1,494,233	1,513,086
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: 90,128,776 shares at September 30, 2018 and 90,162,211 shares at December 31, 2017	902	902
Additional paid-in capital	732,941	716,906
Retained earnings	2,276,634	2,057,915
Treasury stock at cost: 13,262,072 shares at September 30, 2018 and 13,468,675 shares at December 31, 2017	(835,801)	(799,674)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(114,102)	(89,507)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,060,574	1,886,542
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,554,807	$ 3,399,628