Restructuring Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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,
	2018		2017		2016
Engineered Systems	$	21,040	$	12,066	$	4,097
Fluids	25,744		16,348		19,143
Refrigeration & Food Equipment	3,475		14,070		928
Corporate	8,244		9,776		837
Total	$	58,503	$	52,260	$	25,005
These amounts are classified in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as follows:
Cost of goods and services	$	16,921	$	16,658	$	5,335
Selling, general and administrative expenses	41,582		35,602		19,670
Total	$	58,503	$	52,260	$	25,005

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, 2016	$	9,871	$	2,232		$	12,103
Restructuring charges	19,166		5,839			25,005
Payments	(17,111)		(5,138)			(22,249)
Other, including foreign currency translation	(1,268)		(1,703)		(1)	(2,971)
Balance at December 31, 2016	10,658		1,230			11,888
Restructuring charges	32,228		20,032			52,260
Payments	(16,898)		(5,707)			(22,605)
Other, including foreign currency translation	(1,033)		(9,239)		(1)	(10,272)
Balance at December 31, 2017	24,955		6,316			31,271
Restructuring charges	45,146		13,357			58,503
Payments	(43,287)		(8,713)			(52,000)
Other, including foreign currency translation	(2,530)		(7,080)		(1)	(9,610)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	24,284	$	3,880		$	28,164

(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 and product exits.