Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 34,903	$ 16,551
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	8,688	8,796
Amortization	9,323	9,675
Deferred income taxes	18	132
Noncurrent employee benefits	(150)	261
Pension termination settlement charge		19,900
Contribution to pension plan		(2,860)
Stock-based compensation expense	882	3,374
Changes in:
Receivables	4,555	(11,462)
Inventories	(4,259)	1,409
Payables	10,885	(2,468)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(5,806)	(5,573)
Other liabilities	2,100	2,148
Total adjustments	26,236	23,332
Net cash provided by operations	61,139	39,883
Investing activities:
Property, plant and equipment expenditures	(5,589)	(7,219)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired and future payments	0	(8,048)
Net cash used for investing activities	(5,589)	(15,267)
Financing activities:
Net decrease in short-term debt	(13,500)	(8,433)
Payment of contingent acquisition consideration	(1,650)	(2,034)
Dividends paid	(13,652)	(11,895)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	963	933
Repurchase of treasury stock	(3,358)	(4,451)
Issuance of treasury stock	142	529
Net cash used for financing activities	(31,055)	(25,351)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash	147	200
Increase (decrease) in cash	24,642	(535)
Cash – beginning of period	13,086	11,164
Cash – end of period	$ 37,728	$ 10,629