CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 118,714	$ 75,612
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	72,419	76,428
(Gain) / Loss on sale of businesses	(845)	15,759
Gain on fixed asset disposals	(194)	(1,058)
Deferred income taxes	(6,388)	14,683
Share-based compensation	7,813	7,225
Impairment of assets held for sale	0	40,813
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired and divested:
Accounts receivable, net	95,200	(13,079)
Inventories, net	(18,613)	(29,354)
Progress payments	4,094	375
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(58,162)	(55,086)
Deferred revenue	14,937	(27,900)
Income taxes payable	8,936	19,750
Net pension and postretirement liabilities	2,723	(142,987)
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement	20,405
Other current and long-term assets and liabilities	6,173	14,128
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	267,212	(4,691)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales and disposals of long lived assets	1,204	1,914
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash sold and transaction costs	1,027	36,941
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(26,127)	(23,848)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(295)	(13,263)
Additional consideration of prior period acquisitions	0	(436)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(24,191)	1,308
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	7,504	68,841
Payment of revolving credit facility	(7,961)	(68,521)
Repayments of Long-term Debt		(8,400)
Repurchases of common stock	(80,296)	(185,224)
Proceeds from share-based compensation	18,359	14,616
Dividends paid	(11,576)	(12,289)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation plans	6,771	4,243
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities	(469)	429
Net cash used for financing activities	(67,668)	(186,305)
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(11,997)	(12,503)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	163,356	(202,191)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	288,697	450,116
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	452,053	247,925
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$ 688	$ 427