CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 385,042	$ 406,867
Receivables, net	835,037	732,678
Inventories, net	541,442	510,033
Other current assets	88,073	67,502
Total current assets	1,849,594	1,717,080
Property, plant, and equipment, net	339,118	332,796
Goodwill	1,675,718	1,558,826
Other intangible assets, net	596,831	557,612
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	169,350	141,435
Prepaid pension asset	299,130	261,869
Other assets	55,963	51,351
Total assets	4,985,704	4,620,969
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term and short-term debt	90,000	0
Accounts payable	247,185	243,833
Accrued expenses	219,054	188,039
Deferred revenue	459,421	303,872
Other current liabilities	80,288	70,800
Total current liabilities	1,095,948	806,544
Long-term debt	958,949	1,050,362
Deferred tax liabilities	140,659	132,319
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	67,413	66,875
Long-term operating lease liability	148,175	118,611
Other liabilities	124,761	117,845
Total liabilities	2,535,905	2,292,556
Contingencies and Commitments (Notes 9, 13, and 18)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 49,187,378 shares issued as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; outstanding shares were 37,650,645 as of December 31, 2024 and 38,202,754 as of December 31, 2023	49,187	49,187
Additional paid in capital	147,940	140,182
Retained earnings	3,861,073	3,487,751
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(243,225)	(213,223)
Common treasury stock, at cost (11,536,733 shares as of December 31, 2024 and 10,984,624 shares as of December 31, 2023)	(1,365,176)	(1,135,484)
Total stockholders' equity	2,449,799	2,328,413
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,985,704	$ 4,620,969