INCOME TAXES (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)			2011		2010		2009
	Domestic	$	112,912	$	100,948	$	94,695
	Foreign		72,077		57,347		50,564
		$	184,989	$	158,295	$	145,259

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes Table [Text Block]

(In thousands)			2011		2010		2009
Current:
	Federal	$	25,448	$	25,856	$	33,046
	State		6,141		7,357		6,486
	Foreign		19,632		15,663		16,974
			51,221		48,876		56,506
Deferred:
	Federal		6,845		5,517		(4,324)
	State		(697)		(208)		1,600
	Foreign		(3,235)		(1,630)		(3,799)
			2,913		3,679		(6,523)
Valuation allowance			432		(858)		55
Provision for income taxes		$	54,566	$	51,697	$	50,038

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2011		2010		2009
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Add (deduct):
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	2.1		2.5		2.7
Rate changes	(0.2)		0.0		0.4
R&D tax credits	(4.2)		(3.3)		(1.7)
Foreign rate differential	(2.9)		(1.8)		(0.8)
All other, net	(0.3)		0.3		(1.2)
Effective tax rate	29.5	%	32.7	%	34.4	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)		2011		2010
Deferred tax assets:
	Environmental reserves	$	7,837	$	7,854
	Inventories		17,788		15,875
	Postretirement/postemployment benefits		13,757		14,271
	Incentive compensation		10,477		7,276
	Accrued vacation pay		5,227		4,905
	Warranty reserves		4,350		3,964
	Legal reserves		3,853		3,997
	Share-based payments		9,608		8,798
	Pension plans		77,193		45,833
	Net operating loss		6,817		6,843
	Deferred revenue		6,390		5,491
	Other		12,005		11,590
Total deferred tax assets			175,302		136,697
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Depreciation		47,434		35,364
	Goodwill amortization		47,156		39,987
	Other intangible amortization		30,318		33,007
	Other		5,722		3,219
Total deferred tax liabilities			130,630		111,577
	Valuation allowance		5,518		4,974
Net deferred tax assets		$	39,154	$	20,146

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Asset And Liabilities Summary Table [Text Block]

(In thousands)		2011		2010
Net current deferred tax assets	$	54,275	$	48,568
Net current deferred tax liabilities		2,278		2,640
Net noncurrent deferred tax assets		12,137		1,033
Net noncurrent deferred tax liabilities		24,980		26,815
Net deferred tax assets	$	39,154	$	20,146

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)		2011		2010		2009
Balance at January 1,	$	4,490	$	3,374	$	4,445
Additions for tax positions of prior periods		915		6		53
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		533		1,954		369
Settlements		(66)		(161)		(424)
Lapses of statute of limitations		(101)		(680)		(1,100)
Foreign currency translation		(2)		(3)		31
Balance at December 31,	$	5,769	$	4,490	$	3,374