CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 642,923	$ 585,622
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $8,827 and $9,072, respectively	599,524	657,968
Inventories	940,808	769,403
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	165,727	119,659
Total current assets	2,348,982	2,132,652
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,961,585	1,931,497
Goodwill	2,018,241	1,984,952
Other intangible assets, net	721,023	763,812
Other assets, net	561,405	532,844
Total assets	7,611,236	7,345,757
Current liabilities:
Revolving loans and current portion of long-term debt	880,315	80,061
Trade accounts payable	1,075,913	974,030
Accrued payroll and related costs	97,886	98,914
Accrued liabilities	257,742	284,855
Total current liabilities	2,311,856	1,437,860
Long-term debt	2,546,451	3,345,381
Deferred income taxes	433,666	388,677
Other liabilities	429,905	455,583
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock ($0.01 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 175,112,496 shares issued and 106,499,955 and 110,079,007 shares outstanding, respectively)	1,751	1,751
Paid-in capital	353,848	339,839
Retained earnings	3,208,237	2,961,079
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(251,361)	(345,310)
Treasury stock at cost (68,612,541 and 65,033,489 shares, respectively)	(1,423,117)	(1,239,103)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,889,358	1,718,256
Liabilities and equity, total	$ 7,611,236	$ 7,345,757