CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 403,525	$ 374,313	$ 788,195	$ 743,319
Cost of products sold	272,803	252,136	530,924	496,479
Selling and administrative expenses	81,065	70,586	158,208	144,411
Operating income	49,657	51,591	99,063	102,429
Interest expense	7,653	6,352	14,698	12,354
Earnings before income taxes	42,004	45,239	84,365	90,075
Income taxes	11,072	11,206	22,493	22,391
Net earnings	$ 30,932	$ 34,033	$ 61,872	$ 67,684
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,154	42,043	42,129	42,006
Diluted (in shares)	42,398	42,235	42,351	42,245
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.81	$ 1.47	$ 1.61
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.73	0.81	1.46	1.6
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.82	$ 0.82