LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt at December 31 was as follows:

	2023		2022
	(Dollars in thousands)
Bank debt:
Bank revolving loans	$	—	$	—
U.S. term loans	950,000		1,000,000
Other foreign bank revolving and term loans	56,243		49,673
Total bank debt	1,006,243		1,049,673
3¼% Senior Notes	717,990		693,680
4⅛% Senior Notes	600,000		600,000
2¼% Senior Notes	552,300		533,600
1.4% Senior Secured Notes	500,000		500,000
Finance leases	63,302		65,667
Total debt - principal	3,439,835		3,442,620
Less unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount	13,069		17,178
Total debt	3,426,766		3,425,442
Less current portion	880,315		80,061
	$	2,546,451	$	3,345,381

Aggregate Annual Maturities of Debt

The aggregate annual maturities of our debt (non-U.S. dollar debt has been translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date), excluding finance leases, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

2024	$	852,711
2025	106,723
2026	603,665
2027	653,192
2028	1,153,269
Thereafter	6,973
	$	3,376,533