CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Net Sales
Sales	$ 3,121,189	$ 2,845,373	$ 2,557,025
Cost of Revenue [Abstract]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	1,967,640	1,778,195	1,602,416
Gross profit	1,153,549	1,067,178	954,609
Research and development expenses	91,647	85,764	80,836
Selling expenses	145,360	137,088	121,586
General and administrative expenses	373,497	359,724	324,093
Loss on divestiture	0	0	4,651
Restructuring expenses	14,448	0	0
Operating income	528,597	484,602	423,443
Interest expense	44,869	51,393	46,980
Other income, net	38,328	29,861	12,732
Earnings before income taxes	522,056	463,070	389,195
Provision for income taxes	(117,078)	(108,561)	(94,847)
Net earnings	$ 404,978	$ 354,509	$ 294,348
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (in shares)	$ 10.61	$ 9.26	$ 7.67
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share (in shares)	10.55	9.20	7.62
Dividends per share	$ 0.83	$ 0.79	$ 0.75
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	38,153	38,283	38,386
Diluted	38,373	38,529	38,649
Product
Net Sales
Sales	$ 2,639,953	$ 2,389,711	$ 2,135,882
Cost of Revenue [Abstract]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	1,690,574	1,507,480	1,348,569
Service [Member]
Net Sales
Sales	481,236	455,662	421,143
Cost of Revenue [Abstract]
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ 277,066	$ 270,715	$ 253,847