Restructuring Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company initiated various restructuring programs and incurred severance and other restructuring costs by segment as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Engineered Systems	$	11,847	$	3,080	$	13,302
Fluids	15,737		16,905		4,879
Refrigeration & Food Equipment	14,070		928		5,848
Energy	7,751		18,497		30,763
Corporate	9,775		756		412
Total	$	59,180	$	40,166	$	55,204
These amounts are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows:
Cost of goods and services	$	22,990	$	14,744	$	21,194
Selling, general and administrative expenses	36,190		25,422		34,010
Total	$	59,180	$	40,166	$	55,204

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table details the Company’s severance and other restructuring accrual activities:

	Severance			Exit				Total
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	15,358		$	6,663			$	22,021
Restructuring charges	32,148			23,056				55,204
Payments	(38,003		)	(12,322		)		(50,325		)
Other, including foreign currency translation	1,533			(14,442		)	(1)	(12,909		)
Balance at December 31, 2015	11,036			2,955				13,991
Restructuring charges	30,199			9,967				40,166
Payments	(28,346		)	(7,548		)		(35,894		)
Other, including foreign currency translation	(1,981		)	(3,935		)	(1)	(5,916		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	10,908			1,439				12,347
Restructuring charges	32,378			26,802				59,180
Payments	(17,298		)	(6,685		)		(23,983		)
Other, including foreign currency translation	(1,033		)	(12,688		)	(1)	(13,721		)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	24,955		$	8,868			$	33,823

(1) Other activity in exit reserves primarily represents the non-cash write-off of certain long-lived assets and inventory in connection with certain facility closures