Other Comprehensive Earnings

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Income, Noncontrolling Interest [Text Block]

15. Other Comprehensive Earnings

The amounts recognized in other comprehensive earnings were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2012	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	38,521		$	359		$	38,880
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(70,642		)	23,632			(47,010		)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	195			(70		)	125
Other	692			(83		)	609
Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(31,234	)	$	23,838		$	(7,396	)

Year Ended December 31, 2011	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(74,476	)	$	13,954		$	(60,522	)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(54,519		)	18,204			(36,315		)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,649		)	577			(1,072		)
Other	270			(32		)	238
Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(130,374	)	$	32,703		$	(97,671	)

Year Ended December 31, 2010	Pre-tax			Tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(33,636	)	$	—		$	(33,636	)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(2,468		)	1,189			(1,279		)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	360			(126		)	234
Total other comprehensive earnings (loss)	$	(35,744	)	$	1,063		$	(34,681	)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) are as follows:

	December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	$	165,872		$	126,992
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(223,887		)	(176,877		)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	3,109			2,375
	$	(54,906	)	$	(47,510	)