INCOME TAXES (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstract

ScheduleOfIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxDomesticAndForeignTableTextBlock

(In thousands)			2012		2011		2010
	Domestic	$	54,941	$	94,805	$	87,806
	Foreign		80,421		72,077		57,347
		$	135,362	$	166,882	$	145,153

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)			2012		2011		2010
Current:
	Federal	$	18,825	$	19,771	$	21,811
	State		5,086		5,519		6,974
	Foreign		23,033		19,632		15,663
			46,944		44,922		44,448
Deferred:
	Federal		758		6,840		5,517
	State		(1,122)		(697)		(208)
	Foreign		(5,172)		(3,235)		(1,630)
			(5,536)		2,908		3,679
Valuation allowance			1,665		432		(858)
Provision for income taxes		$	43,073	$	48,262	$	47,269

ScheduleOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTableTextBlock

	2012		2011		2010
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Add (deduct):
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	1.6		2.1		2.6
Rate changes	(0.2)		(0.3)		0.0
R&D tax credits	(1.0)		(4.7)		(3.9)
Foreign rate differential	(4.3)		(3.2)		(2.0)
All other, net	0.7		0.0		0.9
Effective tax rate	31.8	%	28.9	%	32.6	%

ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock

(In thousands)		2012		2011
Deferred tax assets:
	Environmental reserves	$	10,086	$	7,837
	Inventories		20,051		17,788
	Postretirement/postemployment benefits		13,992		13,757
	Incentive compensation		10,299		10,477
	Accrued vacation pay		5,373		5,227
	Warranty reserves		4,776		4,350
	Legal reserves		618		3,853
	Share-based payments		9,442		9,608
	Pension plans		92,736		77,193
	Net operating loss		10,017		6,817
	Deferred revenue		-		6,390
	Other		16,423		12,005
Total deferred tax assets			193,813		175,302
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Depreciation		50,469		47,434
	Goodwill amortization		53,949		47,156
	Other intangible amortization		76,008		30,318
	Other		4,596		5,722
Total deferred tax liabilities			185,022		130,630
	Valuation allowance		8,531		5,518
Net deferred tax assets		$	260	$	39,154

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

(In thousands)		2012		2011
Net current deferred tax assets	$	50,760	$	54,275
Net current deferred tax liabilities		1,759		2,278
Net noncurrent deferred tax assets		1,709		12,137
Net noncurrent deferred tax liabilities		50,450		24,980
Net deferred tax assets	$	260	$	39,154

SummaryOfIncomeTaxContingenciesTextBlock

(In thousands)		2012		2011		2010
Balance at January 1,	$	5,769	$	4,490	$	3,374
Additions for tax positions of prior periods		4,591		915		6
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		1,019		533		1,954
Settlements		(53)		(66)		(161)
Lapses of statute of limitations		(28)		(101)		(680)
Foreign currency translation		3		(2)		(3)
Balance at December 31,	$	11,301	$	5,769	$	4,490