CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 82,933	$ 54,586
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	53,026	48,297
Amortization	11,323	10,962
Stock-based compensation	18,276	15,042
(Release) Provision for CECL	(568)	2,203
Loss (gain) on disposition of fixed assets	120	(302)
Net gain on remeasurement of equity securities	(592)	(188)
Deferred income taxes	(7,958)	(5,483)
Defined benefit plan expense	3,724	3,537
Equity in results of affiliates	221	131
Changes in balance sheet items, excluding effects from foreign currency adjustments:
Accounts and other receivables	(56,527)	(7,845)
Inventories	7,266	(17,415)
Prepaid and other current assets	(2,720)	(20,578)
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	4,712	24,639
Income taxes payable	(2,954)	(364)
Retirement and deferred compensation plan liabilities	(13,058)	(7,809)
Other changes, net	(4,891)	(1,109)
Net Cash Provided by Operations	92,333	98,304
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(75,661)	(77,825)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	175	635
Purchase of short-term investments	(1,066)	0
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired and release of escrow	0	(11,209)
Acquisition of intangible assets, net	0	(650)
Notes receivable, net	(20)	(132)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(76,572)	(89,181)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from notes payable and overdrafts	13,504	16,086
Repayments of notes payable and overdrafts	0	(7,473)
Proceeds and (repayments) of short term revolving credit facility, net	68,838	0
Proceeds from long-term obligations	26	210
Repayments of long-term obligations	(101,320)	(2,888)
Dividends paid	(27,064)	(24,848)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	22,340	13,809
Purchase of treasury stock	(12,076)	(19,729)
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities	(35,752)	(24,833)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(3,818)	788
Net Decrease in Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(23,809)	(14,922)
Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period	223,643	142,732
Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period	199,834	127,810
Cash and equivalents	199,834	126,810
Restricted cash included in prepaid and other	0	1,000
Total Cash and Equivalents and Restricted Cash shown in the Statement of Cash Flows	$ 199,834	$ 127,810