Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Results of discontinued operations [Table Text Block]

Summarized results of the Company's discontinued operations are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018			2017
Revenue	$	—	$	258,649	$	403,688		$	745,079
Cost of goods and services	—		163,509		254,205			469,280
Gross profit	—		95,140		149,483			275,799
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		64,170		144,114			186,517
Operating earnings	—		30,970		5,369			89,282
Other expense, net	—		318		349			802
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	—		30,652		5,020			88,480
Provision for income taxes	—		11,195		9,492			30,281
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	19,457	$	(4,472	)	$	58,199

Asset and Liabilities of Discops [Table Text Block]

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are summarized below:

	December 31, 2017
Assets of Discontinued Operations
Accounts receivable	$	202,052
Inventories, net	201,591
Prepaid and other current assets	14,035
Total current assets	417,678
Property, plant and equipment, net	211,832
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	1,232,843
Other assets and deferred charges	3,200
Total assets	$	1,865,553
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
Accounts payable	$	97,439
Other current liabilities	59,482
Total current liabilities	156,921
Deferred income taxes	90,641
Other liabilities	16,691
Total liabilities	$	264,253