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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount before accumulated amortization of intangible assets, excluding goodwill.

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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets and Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 2,061,299		$ 2,061,299		$ 2,046,063
Accumulated amortization	1,077,789		1,077,789		1,008,475
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	983,510		983,510		1,037,588
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	2,157,919		2,157,919		2,142,731
Intangible assets, net	1,080,130		1,080,130		1,134,256
Amortization expense	34,642	$ 35,576	104,930	$ 108,393
Acquisition-related amortization expense	34,157	$ 35,258	103,531	$ 107,092
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated amortization	0		0		0
Customer Intangibles [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	1,401,618		1,401,618		1,395,742
Accumulated amortization	687,947		687,947		645,305
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	713,671		713,671		750,437
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	216,706		216,706		214,774
Accumulated amortization	81,503		81,503		72,305
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	135,203		135,203		142,469
Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	159,291		159,291		144,302
Accumulated amortization	132,294		132,294		128,254
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	26,997		26,997		16,048
Unpatented Technologies [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	153,528		153,528		155,380
Accumulated amortization	95,583		95,583		85,560
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	57,945		57,945		69,820
Distributor Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	81,215		81,215		82,970
Accumulated amortization	42,137		42,137		37,943
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	39,078		39,078		45,027
Drawings and Manuals [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	27,201		27,201		31,849
Accumulated amortization	21,586		21,586		23,273
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	5,615		5,615		8,576
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	21,740		21,740		21,046
Accumulated amortization	16,739		16,739		15,835
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 5,001		$ 5,001		$ 5,211