CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 404,978	$ 354,509	$ 294,348
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	107,667	116,172	112,027
Loss on divestiture	0	0	4,651
Gain on sale/disposal of long-lived assets	(10)	(2,883)	(4,671)
Deferred income taxes	(11,822)	2,908	(23,635)
Share-based compensation	18,888	16,803	15,384
Non-cash restructuring charges	4,274	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired and disposed of:
Receivables, net	(88,808)	(2,394)	(75,955)
Inventories, net	(34,500)	(21,568)	(62,562)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	16,024	(15,779)	98,340
Deferred revenue	144,269	47,914	(17,646)
Pension and postretirement liabilities, net	(18,880)	(18,307)	(15,049)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	(2,195)	29,286	30,456
Net cash provided by operating activities	544,275	448,089	294,776
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale/disposal of long-lived assets	3,206	9,147	9,841
Purchases of investments	0	0	(10,000)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(60,974)	(44,666)	(38,217)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(225,541)	0	(282,429)
Payments for Previous Acquisition	0	0	(5,062)
Net cash used for investing activities	(283,309)	(35,519)	(325,867)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	21,309	638,116	1,697,647
Payment of revolving credit facilities	(21,309)	(638,116)	(1,791,547)
Borrowings of debt	0	0	300,000
Principal payments on debt	0	(202,500)	0
Repurchases of company stock	(250,000)	(50,141)	(56,870)
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans	11,345	10,584	9,997
Dividends paid	(31,656)	(30,249)	(28,779)
Other	(1,182)	(1,097)	(1,020)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(271,493)	(273,403)	129,428
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(11,298)	10,726	(12,367)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(21,825)	149,893	85,970
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	406,867	256,974	171,004
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 385,042	$ 406,867	$ 256,974