CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 443,850	$ 406,867
Receivables, net	857,614	732,678
Inventories, net	582,584	510,033
Other current assets	68,035	67,502
Total current assets	1,952,083	1,717,080
Property, plant, and equipment, net	330,292	332,796
Goodwill	1,583,448	1,558,826
Other intangible assets, net	532,397	557,612
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	156,613	141,435
Prepaid pension asset	279,212	261,869
Other assets	51,693	51,351
Total assets	4,885,738	4,620,969
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	90,000	0
Accounts payable	222,542	243,833
Accrued expenses	194,414	188,039
Deferred revenue	392,330	303,872
Other current liabilities	87,369	70,800
Total current liabilities	986,655	806,544
Long-term debt	959,302	1,050,362
Deferred tax liabilities, net	124,186	132,319
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	68,159	66,875
Long-term operating lease liability	134,866	118,611
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	14,661	12,784
Other liabilities	107,490	105,061
Total liabilities	2,395,319	2,292,556
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 49,187,378 shares issued as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; outstanding shares were 37,960,122 as of September 30, 2024 and 38,202,754 as of December 31, 2023	49,187	49,187
Additional paid in capital	144,394	140,182
Retained earnings	3,751,183	3,487,751
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(203,428)	(213,223)
Common treasury stock, at cost (11,227,256 shares as of September 30, 2024 and 10,984,624 shares as of December 31, 2023)	(1,250,917)	(1,135,484)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,490,419	2,328,413
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,885,738	$ 4,620,969