CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 406,867	$ 256,974
Receivables, net	732,678	723,304
Inventories, net	510,033	483,113
Other current assets	67,502	52,623
Total current assets	1,717,080	1,516,014
Property, plant, and equipment, net	332,796	342,708
Goodwill	1,558,826	1,544,635
Other intangible assets, net	557,612	620,897
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	141,435	153,855
Prepaid pension asset	261,869	222,627
Other assets	51,351	47,567
Total assets	4,620,969	4,448,303
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term and short-term debt	0	202,500
Accounts payable	243,833	266,525
Accrued expenses	188,039	174,440
Deferred revenue	303,872	254,801
Other current liabilities	70,800	82,779
Total current liabilities	806,544	981,045
Long-term debt	1,050,362	1,051,900
Deferred tax liabilities	132,319	123,001
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	66,875	58,348
Long-term operating lease liability	118,611	132,275
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	12,784	12,547
Other liabilities	105,061	107,973
Total liabilities	2,292,556	2,467,089
Contingencies and Commitments (Notes 10, 14, and 19)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 49,187,378 shares issued as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; outstanding shares were 38,202,754 as of December 31, 2023 and 38,259,722 as of December 31, 2022	49,187	49,187
Additional paid in capital	140,182	134,553
Retained earnings	3,487,751	3,163,491
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(213,223)	(258,916)
Common treasury stock, at cost (10,984,624 shares as of December 31, 2023 and 10,927,656 shares as of December 31, 2022)	(1,135,484)	(1,107,101)
Total stockholders' equity	2,328,413	1,981,214
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,620,969	$ 4,448,303