CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,844,877	$ 398,561
Receivables, net	1,354,225	1,321,107
Inventories, net	1,144,838	1,144,089
Prepaid and other current assets	140,557	139,348
Assets of discontinued operations - current	0	194,486
Assets held for sale - current	0	192,644
Total current assets	4,484,497	3,390,235
Property, plant and equipment, net	987,924	978,472
Goodwill	4,905,702	4,637,564
Intangible assets, net	1,580,854	1,445,204
Other assets and deferred charges	550,183	555,084
Assets of discontinued operations - non-current	0	341,954
Total assets	12,509,160	11,348,513
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	400,056	468,282
Accounts payable	848,006	854,465
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	292,371	258,786
Deferred revenue	198,629	194,798
Accrued insurance	87,952	86,085
Other accrued expenses	335,326	296,895
Federal and other income taxes	34,187	36,878
Liabilities of discontinued operations - current	0	153,013
Liabilities held for sale - current	0	64,568
Total current liabilities	2,196,527	2,413,770
Long-term debt	2,529,346	2,991,759
Deferred income taxes	352,006	346,383
Non-current income tax payable	6,158	28,024
Other liabilities	471,127	426,914
Liabilities of discontinued operations - non-current	0	35,058
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $100 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock - $1 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 260,031,000 and 259,841,534 shares issued at December 31, 2024 and 2023	260,031	259,842
Additional paid-in capital	892,686	886,690
Retained earnings	13,409,633	10,995,624
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(327,776)	(237,866)
Treasury stock, at cost: 122,814,553 and 119,945,271 shares at December 31, 2024 and 2023	(7,280,578)	(6,797,685)
Total stockholders' equity	6,953,996	5,106,605
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 12,509,160	$ 11,348,513