CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Operating Activities:
Net earnings		$ 914,043	$ 470,813
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		170,378	156,687
Stock-based compensation expense		24,679	18,723
Gain on disposition		(529,280)	0
Other, net		42,884	16,404
Cash effect of changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(140,882)	(32,060)
Inventories		(32,088)	(15,957)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(20,518)	(18,390)
Accounts payable		33,696	(40,216)
Accrued compensation and employee benefits		(54,504)	(52,545)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(11,939)	(30,635)
Accrued and deferred taxes, net		(26,214)	(36,286)
Net cash provided by operating activities		370,255	436,538
Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(85,347)	(88,454)
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		(144,872)	0
Proceeds from disposition, net of cash transferred		674,727	0
Other		13,508	2,444
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		458,016	(86,010)
Financing Activities:
Repurchase of common stock, including prepayment under accelerated share repurchase program		(500,000)	0
Change in commercial paper and other short-term borrowings, net		(257,811)	(289,597)
Dividends paid to stockholders		(141,644)	(141,474)
Payments to settle employee tax obligations on exercise of share-based awards		(9,910)	(11,068)
Other		(2,074)	(2,350)
Net cash used in financing activities		(911,439)	(444,489)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(3,941)	(1,130)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(87,109)	(95,091)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period, including cash held for sale	[1]	415,861	380,868
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 328,752	$ 285,777

[1] Cash held for sale as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $17,300 and $0, respectively.