CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 341,045	$ 318,864
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,758 March 31, 2013 and $5,596 at December 31, 2012	269,873	256,095
Inventories - net	239,575	234,950
Other current assets	71,425	71,956
Total current assets	921,918	881,865
Property, plant and equipment - net	215,091	219,161
Goodwill	1,325,939	1,321,727
Intangible assets - net	339,641	341,372
Other noncurrent assets	20,011	21,265
Total assets	2,822,600	2,785,390
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	122,376	117,341
Accrued expenses	154,470	150,176
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	6,776	7,335
Dividends payable		16,575
Total current liabilities	283,622	291,427
Long-term borrowings	815,562	779,241
Deferred income taxes	121,017	121,349
Other noncurrent liabilities	120,752	128,375
Total liabilities	1,340,953	1,320,392
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock:
Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value; Issued: None
Common stock:
Authorized: 150,000,000 shares, $.01 per share par value Issued: 88,360,659 shares at March 31, 2013 and 87,732,405 shares at December 31, 2012	884	877
Additional paid-in capital	568,202	550,682
Retained earnings	1,174,841	1,113,541
Treasury stock at cost: 5,713,071 shares at March 31, 2013 and 5,005,518 shares at December 31, 2012	(194,087)	(156,699)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(68,193)	(43,403)
Total shareholders' equity	1,481,647	1,464,998
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 2,822,600	$ 2,785,390