Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 597,580	$ 593,232	$ 1,132,010	$ 1,086,802
Cost of sales	310,114	333,899	591,669	590,688
Gross profit	287,466	259,333	540,341	496,114
Operating expenses:
Research and development and other engineering	21,538	16,943	42,284	32,809
Selling	50,438	45,074	99,106	81,910
General and administrative	68,767	58,419	132,474	112,192
Total operating expenses	140,743	120,436	273,864	226,911
Acquisition and integration related costs	1,859	5,864	3,301	12,815
Net gain on disposal of assets	(157)	(43)	(207)	(1,126)
Income from operations	145,021	133,076	263,383	257,514
Interest expense, net and other finance costs	(705)	(3,372)	(1,274)	(3,585)
Other & foreign exchange loss, net	357	(1,890)	(42)	(2,107)
Income before taxes	144,673	127,814	262,067	251,822
Provision for income taxes	37,462	34,244	66,903	63,677
Net income	107,211	93,570	195,164	188,145
Other comprehensive income
Translation adjustment	(48)	(27,817)	4,509	(27,819)
Unamortized pension adjustments	180	860	400	689
Cash flow hedge adjustment, net of tax	(5,259)	18,489	(9,963)	8,542
Comprehensive net income	$ 102,084	$ 85,102	$ 190,110	$ 169,557
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 2.51	$ 2.17	$ 4.58	$ 4.36
Diluted	$ 2.50	$ 2.16	$ 4.55	$ 4.34
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic	42,669	43,145	42,640	43,162
Diluted	42,813	43,240	42,857	43,306
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.27	$ 0.26	$ 0.53	$ 0.51