CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 392,325	$ 384,670
Cost of products sold	260,548	258,121
Selling and administrative expenses	78,247	77,143
Operating income	53,530	49,406
Interest expense	7,341	7,045
Earnings before income taxes	46,189	42,361
Income taxes	11,727	11,421
Net earnings	$ 34,462	$ 30,940
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,197	42,104
Diluted (in shares)	42,469	42,305
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.82	$ 0.73
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.81	0.73
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41