Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,763	$ 46,039
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2015 - $3,487; 2014 - $3,873)	275,055	275,890
Inventories	213,321	212,044
Deferred income taxes	27,759	31,849
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,969	22,574
Total current assets	610,867	588,396
Deferred income taxes	2,750	10,061
Property, plant and equipment	697,902	672,225
Less accumulated depreciation	(387,682)	(372,790)
Property, plant and equipment, net	310,220	299,435
Goodwill	595,131	594,949
Other intangible assets, net	528,051	554,694
Other assets	31,059	26,350
Total assets	2,078,078	2,073,885
Current liabilities
Notes and overdrafts payable	10,509	8,028
Accounts payable	105,413	94,803
Accrued liabilities	131,356	161,397
Long-term debt - current	1,523	862
Total current liabilities	248,801	265,090
Long-term debt	467,962	495,844
Accrued retirement benefits	107,564	115,057
Deferred income taxes	69,946	70,147
Other liabilities	$ 22,254	$ 15,954
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock - par value $0.01 per share Authorized: 150,000,000 shares Issued: at par value (2015 - 62,057,230 shares; 2014 - 61,229,980 shares)	$ 620	$ 612
Additional paid-in capital	424,979	405,525
Treasury stock, at cost (2015 - 7,156,256 shares; 2014 - 6,729,438 shares)	(186,386)	(169,405)
Retained earnings	1,051,468	974,514
Accumulated other non-owner changes to equity	(129,130)	(99,453)
Total stockholders' equity	1,161,551	1,111,793
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,078,078	$ 2,073,885