CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 412,109	$ 392,613	$ 1,218,664	$ 1,180,808
Cost of products sold	270,767	262,209	802,713	793,133
Selling and administrative expenses	83,636	79,884	247,009	238,092
Operating income	57,706	50,520	168,942	149,583
Interest expense	7,328	7,696	22,060	22,394
Earnings before income taxes	50,378	42,824	146,882	127,189
Income taxes	13,422	10,134	37,877	32,627
Net earnings	$ 36,956	$ 32,690	$ 109,005	$ 94,562
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	42,248	42,159	42,231	42,139
Diluted (in shares)	42,665	42,429	42,570	42,377
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.78	$ 2.58	$ 2.24
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.87	0.77	2.56	2.23
Dividends declared and paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 1.23	$ 1.23