CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 466,407	$ 375,950
Receivables - net	312,192	294,166
Inventories	279,995	259,724
Other current assets	33,938	74,203
Total current assets	1,092,532	1,004,043
Property, plant and equipment - net	281,220	258,350
Goodwill	1,697,955	1,704,158
Intangible assets - net	383,327	414,746
Other noncurrent assets	18,823	18,331
Total assets	3,473,857	3,399,628
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	143,196	147,067
Accrued expenses	187,536	184,705
Short-term borrowings	483	258
Dividends payable	33,446	28,945
Total current liabilities	364,661	360,975
Long-term borrowings	848,335	858,788
Deferred income taxes	128,007	137,638
Other noncurrent liabilities	138,214	155,685
Total liabilities	1,479,217	1,513,086
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
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: 90,112,028 shares at December 31, 2018 and 90,162,211 shares at December 31, 2017	901	902
Additional paid-in capital	738,339	716,906
Retained earnings	2,342,079	2,057,915
Treasury stock at cost: 14,159,251 shares at December 31, 2018 and 13,468,675 shares at December 31, 2017	(957,454)	(799,674)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(129,225)	(89,507)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,994,640	1,886,542
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,473,857	$ 3,399,628