CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 456,130	$ 466,407
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,385 at March 31, 2019 and $6,709 at December 31, 2018	333,782	312,192
Inventories	298,327	279,995
Other current assets	40,989	33,938
Total current assets	1,129,228	1,092,532
Property, plant and equipment - net	271,920	281,220
Goodwill	1,694,408	1,697,955
Intangible assets - net	372,740	383,327
Other noncurrent assets	83,164	18,823
Total assets	3,551,460	3,473,857
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	160,594	143,196
Accrued expenses	178,198	187,536
Short-term borrowings	455	483
Dividends payable	0	33,446
Total current liabilities	339,247	364,661
Long-term borrowings	848,437	848,335
Deferred income taxes	130,881	128,007
Other noncurrent liabilities	177,663	138,214
Total liabilities	1,496,228	1,479,217
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: 89,967,159 shares at March 31, 2019 and 90,112,028 shares at December 31, 2018	900	901
Additional paid-in capital	743,743	738,339
Retained earnings	2,452,375	2,342,079
Treasury stock at cost: 14,264,971 shares at March 31, 2019 and 14,159,251 shares at December 31, 2018	(1,011,769)	(957,454)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(130,017)	(129,225)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,055,232	1,994,640
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,551,460	$ 3,473,857